MR Imaging of the Small Bowel Using Polyethylene Glycol Solution as an Oral Contrast Agent in Adults and Children with Celiac Disease: Preliminary Observations

Abstract

Polyethylene glycol-enhanced MR imaging is a noninvasive (no ionizing radiation is used), feasible, and reproducible imaging technique in both adult and pediatric populations. Findings on polyethylene glycol-enhanced MR imaging, similar to those of conventional barium studies, may suggest a diagnosis of celiac disease because the technique can not only reveal intestinal involvement but also show extraintestinal findings.