Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
The development of strictures in Crohn's disease is a main cause of hospitalization and often represent an indication for surgery. The differentiation between inflammatory and fibrotic strictures is useful to determine the optimal treatment. Today, the availability of noninvasive methods to ass...
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| description | The development of strictures in Crohn's disease is a main cause of hospitalization and often represent an indication for surgery. The differentiation between inflammatory and fibrotic strictures is useful to determine the optimal treatment. Today, the availability of noninvasive methods to assess the presence and extension of strictures offers new tools for the diagnosis and follow-up of the disease.
Bowel ultrasound, power doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging offer the additional advantage that they do not expose patients to ionizing radiation. In this paper we provide an update on the accuracy of these noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of Crohn's disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee49af1002874a76a3407c718a7bc77d2025-08-20T03:20:43ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/450151450151Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's DiseaseCristina Stasi0Massimo Falchini1Stefano Milani2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyThe development of strictures in Crohn's disease is a main cause of hospitalization and often represent an indication for surgery. The differentiation between inflammatory and fibrotic strictures is useful to determine the optimal treatment. Today, the availability of noninvasive methods to assess the presence and extension of strictures offers new tools for the diagnosis and follow-up of the disease. Bowel ultrasound, power doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging offer the additional advantage that they do not expose patients to ionizing radiation. In this paper we provide an update on the accuracy of these noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of Crohn's disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/450151 |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Stasi Massimo Falchini Stefano Milani Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease |
| title_full | Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease |
| title_fullStr | Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease |
| title_short | Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease |
| title_sort | imaging modalities for the noninvasive assessment of fibrosis in crohn s disease |
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