Ultrasonographic scores for ileal Crohn's disease assessment: Better, worse or the same as contrast-enhanced ultrasound?

Marta Freitas Francisca Dias de Castro Vítor Macedo Silva Cátia Arieira Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves Sílvia Leite Maria João Moreira José Cotter

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2022)

Unlike CEUS, SUS-CD and IBUS-SAS were not able to accurately correlate endoscopic activity in terminal ileum in CD. Therefore, CEUS is a non-invasive emerging method that should be increasingly integrated in the ultrasonographic evaluation of CD patients.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced ultrasound
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
nk cells
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ultrasound guided
patient reported outcomes
optic nerve
patient reported