Relevance of monitoring transmural disease activity in patients with Crohn's disease: current status and future perspectives

R Wilkens, KL Novak, C Maaser… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Treatment targets of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's
disease (CD) have evolved over the last decade. Goals of therapy consisting of symptom …

WFUMB position paper. Learning gastrointestinal ultrasound: theory and practice

NSS Atkinson, RV Bryant, Y Dong, C Maaser… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
Gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) is an ultrasound application that has been practiced for
more than 30 years. Recently, GIUS has enjoyed a resurgence of interest, and there is now …

EFSUMB recommendations and guidelines for gastrointestinal ultrasound-part 1: examination techniques and normal findings (long version)

K Nylund, G Maconi, A Hollerweger… - Ultraschall in der …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
In October 2014 the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and
Biology formed a Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) task force group to promote the use of …

Intestinal ultrasound early on in treatment follow-up predicts endoscopic response to anti-TNFα treatment in Crohn's disease

F de Voogd, S Bots, K Gecse, OH Gilja… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background To assess treatment response, objective measures are superior to clinical
improvement in Crohn's disease [CD]. Intestinal ultrasound [IUS] is an attractive, non …

Validity of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and dynamic contrast-enhanced MR enterography in the assessment of transmural activity and fibrosis in Crohn′ s …

R Wilkens, RH Hagemann-Madsen… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Increased small intestinal wall thickness correlates with both
inflammatory activity and fibrosis in Crohn's disease [CD]. Assessment of perfusion holds …

Quantitative contrast-enhanced ultrasound comparison between inflammatory and fibrotic lesions in patients with Crohn's disease

K Nylund, R Jirik, M Mezl, S Leh, T Hausken… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in absolute blood flow
between patients with Crohn's disease with inflammation or fibrosis using contrast …

Bowel perfusion measured with dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound predicts treatment outcome in patients with Crohn's disease

F Saevik, K Nylund, T Hausken… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background To improve management of patients with Crohn's disease (CD), objective
measurements of the degree of local inflammation in the gastrointestinal wall are needed …

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound quantification: From kinetic modeling to machine learning

S Turco, P Frinking, R Wildeboer, M Arditi… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) have opened up immense diagnostic possibilities by
combined use of indicator dilution principles and dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound …

Dynamic contrast enhanced ultrasound for therapy monitoring

JM Hudson, R Williams, C Tremblay-Darveau… - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Quantitative imaging is a crucial component of the assessment of therapies that target the
vasculature of angiogenic or inflamed tissue. Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (DCE …

Comparison of two high-end ultrasound systems for contrast-enhanced ultrasound quantification of mural microvascularity in Crohn's disease

F Zink, W Kratzer, S Schmidt, S Oeztuerk… - Ultraschall in der …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose: To verify the reproducibility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) quantification
results of two different high-end ultrasound systems and to evaluate the clinical utility of the …