"Inflammatory bowel disease is a generic term used to describe diseases of the GI tract that have an inflammatory cause. Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the commonest causes of inflammatory bowel disease."
"blood tests: raised inflammatory markers, e.g. CRP, ESR"
"Crohns may present with extra-intestinal features"
"Crohns may present with extra-intestinal features"
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"This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists"
"Ultrasound"
"CT"
"MRI"
"This is a summary article; read more in our article on inflammatory bowel disease."