Sonographic evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease: A prospective, blinded, comparative study

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 947-953

  Bremner, A Ronald ^a   Griffiths, Mark ^a   Argent, Julie D ^a   Fairhurst, Joanna J ^a   Beattie, R Mark ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barium follow through; Bowel; Children; Colonoscopy; Crohn disease; Inflammation; Ulcerative colitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE WALL; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BARIUM SULFATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONOSCOPY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33746932069     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0245-8     Document Type: Article

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