RT Journal
A1 Berlin J
T1 MRi of the gastrointestinal tract
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD April 4
VO 307
IS 13
SP 1437
OP 1437
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.401
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.401
AB 
In a time of increased concerns about medical radiation, physicians and patients increasingly are seeking bowel imaging methods other than computed tomography (CT) and fluoroscopic studies. The issue of medical radiation is particularly significant in younger patients with chronic bowel disease, who may require numerous intestinal imaging studies over the course of their lifetimes. Gastrointestinal ultrasound has been examined in scattered centers, but its usefulness is limited by operator experience. Enter gastrointestinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a burgeoning area of inquiry. In this environment, MRI of the Gastrointestinal Tract, edited by Japp Stoker from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, makes its debut.