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ReviewJournal of ultrasound2019

Strain elastography in Crohn's disease: the role of visual observation and semiquantitative parameters.

Andrea Giannetti, Marco Matergi, Marco Biscontri, Francesco Tedone, Lucia Falconi, Luca Giovannelli, Valeria Ussia, Luca Franci

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Review in Journal of ultrasound, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors.

Andrea GiannettiGastroenterology Unit, Misericordia Hospital, Via Senese 169, 58100, Grosseto, Italy. brgia@tin.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8354-7789
Marco MatergiGastroenterology Unit, Misericordia Hospital, Via Senese 169, 58100, Grosseto, Italy.
Marco BiscontriGastroenterology Unit, Misericordia Hospital, Via Senese 169, 58100, Grosseto, Italy.
Francesco TedoneGastroenterology Unit, Misericordia Hospital, Via Senese 169, 58100, Grosseto, Italy.
Lucia FalconiGastroenterology Unit, Misericordia Hospital, Via Senese 169, 58100, Grosseto, Italy.
Luca GiovannelliGastroenterology Unit, Misericordia Hospital, Via Senese 169, 58100, Grosseto, Italy.
Valeria UssiaGastroenterology Unit, Misericordia Hospital, Via Senese 169, 58100, Grosseto, Italy.
Luca FranciRadiology Department, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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Elasticity Imaging TechniquesCrohn DiseaseHumansIleumBowel strain elastographyCrohn’s diseaseGastrointestinal ultrasoundStrain elastography

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PMID30343355
PMCPMC6531588

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