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Andrea Giannetti1, Marco Matergi2, Marco Biscontri2, Francesco Tedone2, Lucia Falconi2, Luca Giovannelli2, Valeria Ussia2, Luca Franci3.
Abstract
Strain elastography is a recently developed ultrasound method that seems to contribute to the diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory bowel diseases. This pictorial essay aims to present the feasibility of strain elastography in clinical practice by comparing visual observation and semiquantitative parameters with endoscopic or radiological images in some common cases of Crohn's disease. In our opinion, strain elastography with visual observation is easily performed in connection with B-mode ultrasound and color Doppler imaging and may provide relevant information. Strain elastography with the elaboration of semiquantitative parameters is not as immediate as the visual observation method, but it seems to provide more objective data and seems more appropriate for monitoring the evolution of the disease. However, for the elastographic method to extensively contribute in inflammatory bowel diseases, standardization and further studies are required to confirm the promising results already reported in the literature.Entities:
Keywords: Bowel strain elastography; Crohn’s disease; Gastrointestinal ultrasound; Strain elastography
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30343355 PMCID: PMC6531588 DOI: 10.1007/s40477-018-0324-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ultrasound ISSN: 1876-7931