Ultrasound Elastography in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review of Accuracy Compared with Histopathological Assessment.
Arianna Dal BuonoFrancesco FaitaLaurent Peyrin-BirouletSilvio DaneseMariangela AlloccaPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2022)
From the preliminary available data, an overall moderate-to-good accuracy of USE in detecting histological fibrosis [10/12 studies] was found. Point-shear wave elastography has been shown to perform superiorly. Further studies are needed to confirm these evidences.