Diagnostic Accuracy of Intestinal Ultrasound in the Detection of Intra-Abdominal Complications in Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Maarten J Pruijt Floris A E de VoogdNahid S M MontazeriFaridi S van Etten-JamaludinGeert R D'HaensKrisztina B Gecse

Published in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2024)

IUS is accurate for the diagnosis of intra-abdominal complications in CD. As a non-invasive, point-of-care modality, IUS is recommended as the first-line imaging tool if there is a suspicion of CD-related intra-abdominal complications.

Keyphrases

risk factors
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
nk cells
computed tomography
real time pcr
drug induced
contrast enhanced ultrasound