Backgound Bowel wall fibrosis is associated with a complicated disease behavior in patients
with Crohn's disease (CD). The quantitative assessment of fibrosis severity in CD-affected …

Abstract Background and Aims Ultrasound elasticity imaging is a non-invasive technique
developed to evaluate fibrosis. Measuring tissue strain by ultrasound elasticity imaging can …

The aim of this pilot study was to assess prospectively the feasibility of conventional B-mode
ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) combined with real-time strain …

Purpose To perform a systematic review with meta-analysis to assess whether ultrasound
elastography can have a diagnostic role in detecting fibrotic bowel strictures in patients with …

Purpose The distinction between active inflammation and fibrosis of the bowel wall is
essential for therapeutic decisions in stricturing Crohn's disease. We aimed to assess …

The high frequency of intestinal strictures in patients with Crohn's disease and the different
treatment approaches specific for each type of stenosis make the differentiation between …

BACKGROUND: Intestinal fibrosis causes many complications of Crohn's disease (CD).
Available biomarkers and imaging modalities lack sufficient accuracy to distinguish intestinal …

Background and aim The distinction of intestinal fibrosis from inflammation in Crohn's
disease (CD) associated strictures has important therapeutic implications. Ultrasound …

We tested real-time sonoelastography (RTS) in-vivo to differentiate fibrotic from inflammatory
terminal ileum strictures in patients with Crohn's disease (CD), using magnetic resonance …

Abstract Background and Aims Intestinal ultrasound [IUS] has been increasingly reported to
distinguish inflammatory or fibrotic intestinal stenosis in Crohn's disease [CD] patients …