Endoscopy remains the reference standard for the diagnosis and assessment of patients
with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but it has several important limitations. Cross …

Background & Aims The accuracy of ultrasound for evaluation of individual colorectal
segments in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has not been evaluated in a …

Background & Aims Colonoscopy (CS) is the gold standard to assess postoperative
recurrence (POR) in Crohn's disease (CD). However, CS is invasive and may be poorly …

Background Small bowel ultrasound has very good diagnostic accuracy for disease extent,
presence and activity in Crohn's Disease, is well tolerated by patients and is cheaper when …

Purpose To prospectively evaluate interobserver agreement for small bowel ultrasound
(SBUS) in newly diagnosed and relapsing Crohn's disease. Methods A subset of patients …

Background Strategies incorporating objective disease monitoring in Crohn's disease (CD),
beyond clinical symptoms are important to improve patient outcomes. Little evidence exists …

Introduction Cross-sectional imaging techniques including MR and CT enterography and
ultrasound are integral to Crohn's disease management, accurate, responsive, and well …

Imaging techniques have evolved impressively lately, allowing whole new concepts like
multimodal imaging, personal medicine, theranostic therapies, and molecular imaging to …

Background Ultrasound (US) is an alternative to magnetic resonance enterography, and has
the potential to significantly reduce waiting times, expedite clinical decision-making and …

Abstract Objective Vitamin D (VD) deficiency was reported to contribute to the progression of
Crohn's disease (CD) and affect the prognosis of CD patients. This study investigated the …