Role of Doppler ultrasonography evaluation of superior mesenteric artery flow volume in the assessment of Crohn's disease activity
| Autor: | Eduardo Garcia Vilela, Aloísio Sales da Cunha, Fabiana Paiva Martins, Henrique Osvaldo da Gama Torres, Juliana Brovini Leite, Maria de Lourdes Abreu Ferrari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Crohn's disease Inflammatory activity business.industry lcsh:R895-920 medicine.disease Gastroenterology Disease activity Superior mesenteric artery flow Index score Doppler ultrasonography Internal medicine medicine.artery Active disease medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology Superior mesenteric artery Ultrasonography business |
| Zdroj: | Radiologia Brasileira v.46 n.5 2013 Radiologia Brasileira Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR) instacron:CBR Radiologia Brasileira, Vol 46, Iss 5, Pp 279-283 (2013) Radiologia Brasileira, Volume: 46, Issue: 5, Pages: 279-283, Published: OCT 2013 |
| Popis: | Objective To investigate superior mesenteric artery flow measurement by Doppler ultrasonography as a means of characterizing inflammatory activity in Crohn's disease. Materials and Methods Forty patients were examined and divided into two groups – disease activity and remission – according to their Crohn's disease activity index score. Mean superior mesenteric artery flow volume was calculated for each group and correlated with Crohn's disease activity index score. Results The mean superior mesenteric artery flow volume was significantly greater in the patients with active disease (626 ml/min ± 236 × 376 ml/min ± 190; p = 0.001). As a cut off corresponding to 500 ml/min was utilized, the superior mesenteric artery flow volume demonstrated sensitivity of 83% and specificity of 82% for the diagnosis of Crohn's disease activity. Conclusion The present results suggest that patients with active Crohn's disease have increased superior mesenteric artery flow volume as compared with patients in remission. Superior mesenteric artery flow measurement had a good performance in the assessment of disease activity in this study sample. |
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