All examinations are performed on one of four 3.0 T MR scanners (GE Discovery 750HD, GE Healthcare; Siemens MAGNETOM Skyra (2 sets), Siemens AG; uMR 780, United Imaging Healthcare). All patients underwent pre-scan preparation as recommended by the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) and European Society of Pediatric Radiology (ESPR) [17 (link)]; that is, fasting for 4–6 h before the scan and drinking 1000–1500 mL of 2.5% aqueous mannitol solution regularly within 30–45 min before the scan. To minimize bowel peristalsis, 10 mg anisodamine was orally administered 30 min before the examination to patients without contraindications, including glaucoma and prostatic hypertrophy. Additionally, routine MRE sequences were consistent with those suggested by ESGAR/ESPR, as shown in the Additional file 1: Table S1.
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