The value of time-intensity curves obtained after microbubble contrast agent injection to discriminate responders from non-responders to anti-inflammatory medication among patients with Crohn's disease

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1650-1659

  Quaia, Emilio ^a   Cabibbo, Biagio ^a   De Paoli, Luca ^a   Toscano, William ^a   Poillucci, Gabriele ^a   Cova, Maria Assunta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel; Contrast; Crohn; Microbubbles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; INFLIXIMAB; MESALAZINE; SONOVUE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILEUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; TIME INTENSITY CURVE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROHN DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878715845     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2754-1     Document Type: Article

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