ArticleJournal of gastroenterology2019
Usefulness of transabdominal ultrasonography for assessing ulcerative colitis: a prospective, multicenter study.
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- Intestinal Ultrasound-Guided Precision Medicine in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Changes in proximal colon on intestinal ultrasound indicate the efficacy of induction therapy for active ulcerative colitis.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2025Article
- IBUS-SAS Is a Highly Accurate Intestinal Ultrasound Score for Predicting Endoscopic Disease Activity in Ulcerative Colitis.United European gastroenterology journal · 2025Article
- Application Value of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Review
- [Imaging in chronic inflammatory bowel disease].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Gastrointestinal Ultrasound: Measurements and Normal Findings - What Do You Need to Know?Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The value of intestinal ultrasound scores in predicting long-term endoscopic outcomes in ulcerative colitis.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Intestinal ultrasound for intestinal Behçet disease reflects endoscopic activity and histopathological findings.Intestinal research · 2024Article
- Novelties and Perspectives of Intestinal Ultrasound in the Personalised Management of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases-A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Superior predictive value of transmural over endoscopic severity for colectomy risk in ulcerative colitis: a multicentre prospective cohort study.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2024Article
- Leaving behind the Mucosa: Advances and Future Directions of Intestinal Ultrasound in Ulcerative Colitis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Basic practices for gastrointestinal ultrasound.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2023Review
- Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease using transabdominal ultrasonography.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2023Review
- Intestinal Ultrasound Combined with Blood Inflammatory Markers Is a More Efficient Tool in Evaluating Severity of Crohn's Disease: A Pilot Study.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2023Article
- Characteristics and usefulness of transabdominal ultrasonography in immune-mediated colitis.Intestinal research · 2023Article
- The Colon Wall Thickness Measured Using Transabdominal Ultrasonography Is Useful for Detecting Mucosal Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Article
- Intestinal Ultrasound in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Valuable and Increasingly Important Tool.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2022Review
- Endoscopic ultrasonography in the evaluation of condition and prognosis of ulcerative colitis.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Ultrasonography in inflammatory bowel disease - So far we are?United European gastroenterology journal · 2022Review
- The Impact of Intestinal Ultrasound on the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Established Facts Toward New Horizons.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundTransabdominal ultrasonography (US) has been reported to be a useful tool for evaluating ulcerative colitis (UC) although with less well-established data than for Crohn's disease. This prospective multicenter study aimed to establish the usefulness of US compared with colonoscopy (CS) for assessing disease extent and activity of UC.
methodsAltogether, 173 patients with UC were prospectively enrolled, among whom 156 were eligible for this study. All patients underwent US and CS within 2 days at five facilities. We divided the colon into six segments and examined each segment and the rectum using US and CS. US severity was graded 1-4 regarding bowel wall thickness, stratification, and ulceration. CS severity was also graded 1-4 according to Matts' endoscopic classification. Concordance between US and CS grades for all colonic segments was analyzed using kappa statistics. US and CS findings were also compared with the clinical disease activity index (CAI) and histological grade using Spearman's correlation coefficient.
resultsThere was moderate concordance between US and CS grades in all colonic segments (weighted κ = 0.55, p < 0.001). Concordance was rated moderate for each colonic segment but only slight for the rectum. The US grade was significantly correlated with the CAI score (r = 0.40, p < 0.001) and histological grade (r = 0.35, p < 0.001).
conclusionsThis prospective multicenter study showed moderate concordance between US and CS for assessing the disease activity of UC. Hence, US may be used more generally for evaluating UC in daily clinical practice.
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