Accuracy and cost of diagnostic strategies for patients with suspected Crohn's disease

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1684-1692

  Maconi, Giovanni ^a   Bolzoni, Enrico ^b   Giussani, Andrea ^b   Friedman, Antony B ^c   Duca, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Diagnostic strategy; Ileocolonoscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasound; Video capsule endoscopy

Indexed keywords

CROHN DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE; ITALY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CROHN DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINES; ITALY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84918494154     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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