Representative magnetic resonance (MR) images.

(A) in vivo MR images of the distal colon in a T2-TSE sequence, T1-, T2- and T2*-mapping and an ADC map for a DSS-treated and a control animal (upper and lower row, respectively). The colon wall is marked with an arrow. The walls of DSS-treated animals featured increased thickness, higher T1- and T2-relaxation times and higher ADC values (compare Table 3 and Fig 5). (B) ex vivo MR images of the distal colon in a T2-TSE sequence, T1-, T2- and T2*-mapping and an ADC map for a DSS-treated and a control animal (upper and lower row, respectively). The walls of DSS-treated animals featured increased thickness, increased T2-relaxation times and reduced ADC values (compare Table 3 and Fig 5).