Relationships Between Intestinal Ultrasound Parameters and Histopathologic Findings in a Prospective Cohort of Patients With Crohn's Disease Undergoing Surgery.
Mariangela AlloccaArianna Dal BuonoSilvia D'AlessioPaola SpaggiariValentina GarlattiAntonino SpinelliFrancesco FaitaSilvio DanesePublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2023)
The presence of hyperechogenic spiculates was associated with the presence of fibrosis, while the presence of marked vascular signals was associated with the presence of inflammation. Wall thickness measured by IUS was reliable and reproducible in comparison with histological measurement.