Open AccessPoint-of-care Intestinal Ultrasound in IBD Patients: Disease Management and Diagnostic Yield in a Real-world Cohort and Proposal of a Point-of-care Algorithm
Author(s) -
Steven Bots,
F de Voogd,
Menno D. de Jong,
V Ligtvoet,
Mark Löwenberg,
Marjolijn Duijvestein,
Cyriel Y. Ponsioen,
Geert DʼHaens,
Krisztina Gecse
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of crohn's and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab175
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , inflammatory bowel disease , calprotectin , ulcerative colitis , magnetic resonance imaging , cohort , disease , faecal calprotectin , endoscopy , gastroenterology , crohn's disease , ultrasound , radiology
Intestinal ultrasound [IUS] is useful for assessment of inflammation, complications, and treatment follow-up in inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] patients. We aimed to study outcomes and impact on disease management for point-of-care [POC] IUS in IBD patients.