Effectiveness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for characterisation of intestinal inflammation in Crohn's disease: A comparison with surgical histopathology analysis

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-128

  Ripollés, Tomás ^a   Rausell, Nuria ^a   Paredes, Jose M ^a   Grau, Enrique ^a   Martínez, María J ^a   Vizuete, Jose ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Crohn's disease; Inflammation; Pathology; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FIBROSTENOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINAL WALL THICKNESS; INTESTINE RESECTION; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENOSIS; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872494322     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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