Contrast enhanced endoscopic ultrasound detects early therapy response following anti-TNF-therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Mark EllrichmannBerenice SchulteClaudio C ConradStephan SchochJohannes BethgeMarcus SeegerRobert HuberMadita GoebAlexander ArltSusanna NikolausChristoph RoeckenStefan Schreiber

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

dCEUS enables the early detection of therapy response in patients with aUC, which serves as a predictive marker for long term clinical success. Therefore, dCEUS serves as a diagnostic tool for assessing the probability of future therapy success.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
ulcerative colitis
magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted
diffusion weighted imaging
current status
cell therapy
smoking cessation
chemotherapy induced