Development of a numerical index quantitating small bowel damage as detected by ultrasonography in Crohn's disease

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 852-860

  Calabrese, Emma ^a   Zorzi, Francesca ^a   Zuzzi, Sara ^a   Ooka, Shinya ^a   Onali, Sara ^a   Petruzziello, Carmelina ^a   Lasinio, Giovanna Jona ^b   Biancone, Livia ^a   Rossi, Carla ^a   Pallone, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Imaging; Small bowel Crohn's disease; Structural damage; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOWEL WALL THICKNESS; COLON RESECTION; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; ILEUM DISEASE; INTESTINE INJURY; LESION LENGTH; LUMEN DIAMETER; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MESENTERIC ADIPOSE TISSUE ALTERATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NUMBER OF LESION SITE; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMALL BOWEL DAMAGE; SMALL INTESTINE CONTRAST ULTRASONOGRAPHY; SONOGRAPHIC LESION INDEX FOR CROHN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864579476     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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