David Against Goliath: Direct Comparison of Handheld Bowel Sonography and Magnetic Resonance Enterography for Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease.
Antonio RispoRoberto de SirePier Paolo MainentiNicola ImperatoreAnna TestaSimone MaureaSimona RicciolinoOlga Maria NardoneOriana OlmoFabiana CastiglionePublished in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2022)
Handheld bowel sonography and MRE are 2 accurate and noninvasive procedures for diagnosis of CD, although MRE is more sensitive in defining extension, location, and complications. Handheld bowel sonography could be used as effective ambulatory (or out-of-office) screening tool for identifying patients to refer for MRE examination due to high probability of CD diagnosis.