Real-Time Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography Differentiates Fibrotic from Inflammatory Strictures in Patients with Crohn's Disease

• Published in: Inflammatory bowel diseases Vol. 24; no. 10; pp. 2183 - 2190
• Main Authors: Chen, Yu-jun, Mao, Ren, MD, Xue-hua Li, Cao, Qing-hua, Chen, Zhi-hui, Liu, Bao-xian, Chen, Shu-ling, Chen, Bai-li, He, Yao, Zeng, Zhi-rong, Ben-Horin, Shomron, Rimola, Jordi, Rieder, Florian, Xie, Xiao-yan, Chen, Min-hu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 15.09.2018
• Subjects: Crohn's disease; Future Directions; Inflammation; Ultrasonic imaging; stricture; elastography; Crohn's disease

Abstract Background and aim The distinction of intestinal fibrosis from inflammation in Crohn's disease (CD) associated strictures has important therapeutic implications. Ultrasound elastography is useful in evaluating the degree of fibrosis in liver, but there is little evidence whether it can...