Ultrasound findings of Crohn's disease: correlation with MR enterography
Por:
Gonzalez-Montpetit E, Ripollés T, Martinez-Pérez MJ, Vizuete J, Martín G and Blanc E
Publicada:
1 ene 2021
Ahead of Print:
1 jun 2020
Categoría:
Gastroenterology
Resumen:
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by periods of relative inactivity alternating with acute flare-ups. Imaging techniques play a fundamental role in the diagnosis and follow-up of Crohn's disease, providing information on the extent of disease, disease activity, and the presence of extramural complications. Because of the frequent re-evaluation required by the relapsing nature of Crohn's disease and the relative young age at which most patients are diagnosed, techniques that use ionizing radiation are best avoided in monitoring this population. Thus, magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) and ultrasonography (US) are the preferable techniques. Various studies have demonstrated that US is accurate in assessing the gut. Despite some clear advantages over MRE, US has long been underused in the evaluation of intestinal disease. This review presents an overview of the main imaging findings in Crohn's disease, correlating representative US images with MRE and surgical pathology specimens. We conclude that US reliably depicts both bowel-related and mesenteric features of Crohn's disease and US findings correlate strongly with MRE findings.
Filiaciones:
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Section of Abdominal Imaging at the Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain.
Abdominal Imaging, Centre IDI Girona, Hospital Universitario Doctor Josep Trueta, Avinguda de França s/n, 17007, Girona, Spain.
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Section of Abdominal Imaging at the Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
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Section of Abdominal Imaging at the Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
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Section of Abdominal Imaging at the Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
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Section of Abdominal Imaging at the Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
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Section of Abdominal Imaging at the Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
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