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ArticleJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology2020

Gastrointestinal ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease care: Patient perceptions and impact on disease-related knowledge.

Arvind Rajagopalan, Dharshan Sathananthan, Yoon-Kyo An, Lucinda Van De Ven, Serena Martin, James Fon, Samuel P Costello, Jakob Begun, Robert V Bryant

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Article in JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Advances in Crohn's Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Emerging Therapeutics.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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  13. Correlation of Point-of-Care Intestinal Ultrasound With Endoscopic Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Arvind RajagopalanIBD Service, Department of Gastroenterology The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9156-997X
Dharshan SathananthanIBD Service, Department of Gastroenterology The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-0235
Yoon-Kyo AnDepartment of Gastroenterology Mater Hospital Brisbane Queensland Australia.
Lucinda Van De VenIBD Service, Department of Gastroenterology The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia.
Serena MartinIBD Service, Department of Gastroenterology The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia.
James FonIBD Service, Department of Gastroenterology The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia.
Samuel P CostelloIBD Service, Department of Gastroenterology The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia.
Jakob BegunDepartment of Gastroenterology Mater Hospital Brisbane Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5256-7672
Robert V BryantIBD Service, Department of Gastroenterology The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4229-3289
Queen Elizabeth Hospital · AUMater Adult Hospital · AUThe University of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimObjective monitoring of disease activity is integral to therapeutic decision-making in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Data are sparse on patients' perspectives of tools used to monitor disease activity in IBD. To evaluate patients' perspectives of gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) performed during routine IBD clinical care, along with its impact on IBD-specific knowledge.

methodsPatients with a formal diagnosis of IBD who underwent GIUS at two tertiary IBD services between March 2017 and January 2019 participated in this prospective study. Participants completed a questionnaire measuring the acceptability, tolerability, and usefulness of GIUS using a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 (disagree) to 10 (strongly agree). Comparative acceptability of IBD monitoring tools and the impact of GIUS on IBD-specific knowledge was measured.

resultsA total of 121 participants completed the questionnaire, with a mean age of 42 years (range 17-78), 54 (45%) males, and 79 (65%) Crohn's disease patients. In the overall population, GIUS was scored as highly acceptable for monitoring IBD (mean 9.20 ± 1.37) compared to colonoscopy (7.94 ± 2.30), stool sampling (8.17 ± 1.96), blood sampling (8.87 ± 1.62), and imaging (8.67 ± 1.60);

conclusionGIUS is a highly acceptable and well-tolerated tool for monitoring disease activity in IBD patients. GIUS is preferred by patients and enhances IBD-specific knowledge.

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gastrointestinal ultrasoundinflammatory bowel diseaseinflammatory bowel disease imagingpatient perceptionspoint‐of‐care ultrasound

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PMID32280776
PMCPMC7144798
OpenAlexW2980144960

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