Ileal Crohn’s disease: CEUS determination of activity
| Autor: | A Franco, Manuela Marzo, Alessandra Di Veronica, Alessandro Armuzzi, Daniela Pugliese, Lorenzo Bonomo, Luisa Guidi, Carla Felice |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Contrast enhancement SonoVue Urology Sulfur Hexafluoride Contrast Media Diagnostic accuracy Disease Transabdominal ultrasound Sensitivity and Specificity Crohn Disease Polysaccharides Internal medicine Ultrasound Image Interpretation Computer-Assisted Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging CEUS Crohn's disease Phospholipids Settore MED/36 - DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA Ultrasonography Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Ileal Diseases business.industry Gastroenterology General Medicine Hepatology medicine.disease Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Abdominal Imaging. 37:359-368 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0509 0942-8925 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00261-011-9831-9 |
| Popis: | Transabdominal ultrasound is currently accepted as a clinical first-line tool in the assessment of Crohn's disease activity. During recent years, great improvements have been achieved in ultrasound examination with the introduction of high-frequency transducers, ultrasonographic microbubble contrast agents, and dedicated contrast-specific ultrasound software. Therefore, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is emerging as one of the most important imaging techniques in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with ileal Crohn's disease. It is non-invasive and non-ionizing, easily repeatable, well-tolerated by patients and has significant diagnostic accuracy. Moreover, the possibility to monitor response to therapies, describing, and quantifying contrast enhancement behavior by specific software, represents an interesting aspect of its utilization, considering the still open questions about the correct use of immunosuppressive and biological agents. The aim of our review is to provide an updated overview of the role of CEUS in the patients who have an ileal localization of Crohn's disease, defining its qualitative and quantitative features. |
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