Development of Inflammation and Fibrosis Index, Combining MRI and PET 18F-FDG, in Patient's With Crohn's Disease

Intestinal inflammation could be quantified by the PET/CT due to the tropism of a PET tracer, \[18F\]FDG for activated inflammatory cells. \[18F\]FDG PET/CTperformed on latest digital PET/CT cameras and recordings focused on the abdomen could help quantify intestinal inflammation in patients with abnormal entero-MRI, and differentiate inflammation and fibrosis on a joint PET/CT and MRI , in patients with complicated Crohn Disease intestinal stenosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indices are used to assess the upgradability and activity of CD and try to predict response to treatment, in particular Nancy's MRI score for digestive inflammation. An inflammation index (FILM-i) and a fibrosis index (FILM-f), based on this MRI/PET analysis, will be developed and validated to develop personalized medicine in patients with stenosing CD. Indeed, these indices will guide the therapeutic choice, in particular for the biotherapies prescription or the need to operate these patients.