Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in Crohn’s disease: technique, image interpretation and clinical applications

• Published in: Insights into imaging Vol. 2; no. 6; pp. 639 - 652
• Main Authors: Ripollés, Tomás, Martínez-Pérez, María J., Blanc, Esther, Delgado, Fructuoso, Vizuete, José, Paredes, José M., Vilar, José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2011; Springer-Verlag
• Subjects: Diagnostic Radiology; Imaging; Internal Medicine; Interventional Radiology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neuroradiology; Radiology; Review; Ultrasound; Inflammatory bowel disease; Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Ultrasound; Crohn’s disease; Ultrasound contrast agents

Background Recent meta-analysis has demonstrated no significant differences in diagnostic accuracy among different imaging techniques (US, MRI and CT) in the evaluation of Crohn’s disease (CD). High-resolution bowel ultrasound has emerged as an alternative imaging technique for the diagnosis and fol...