A Reliability Study: Strong Inter-Observer Agreement of an Expert Panel for Intestinal Ultrasound in Ulcerative Colitis.
Floris A E de VoogdRune WilkensKrisztina GecseMariangela AlloccaKerri NovakCathy LuGeert D'HaensChristian MaaserPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2021)
IUS is a reliable imaging modality to assess disease activity and severity in UC. Important individual parameters such as BWT and CDS are reliable and could be incorporated in a future UC scoring index. Standardized acquisition and assessment of UC utilizing IUS with established reliability is important to expand the use of IUS globally.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ulcerative colitis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- high resolution
- quantum dots
- magnetic resonance imaging
- current status
- clinical practice
- computed tomography
- ultrasound guided
- mass spectrometry
- contrast enhanced ultrasound