Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease

Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease

The development of strictures in Crohn's disease is a main cause of hospitalization and often represent an indication for surgery. The differentiation between inflammatory and fibrotic strictures is useful to determine the optimal treatment. Today, the availability of noninvasive methods to ass...

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Main Authors: Cristina Stasi, Massimo Falchini, Stefano Milani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/450151
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spelling doaj-ee49af1002874a76a3407c718a7bc77d2020-11-24T21:32:31ZengHindawi LimitedThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/450151450151Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's DiseaseCristina Stasi0Massimo Falchini1Stefano Milani2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyThe development of strictures in Crohn's disease is a main cause of hospitalization and often represent an indication for surgery. The differentiation between inflammatory and fibrotic strictures is useful to determine the optimal treatment. Today, the availability of noninvasive methods to assess the presence and extension of strictures offers new tools for the diagnosis and follow-up of the disease. Bowel ultrasound, power doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging offer the additional advantage that they do not expose patients to ionizing radiation. In this paper we provide an update on the accuracy of these noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of Crohn's disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/450151
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Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
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title Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
title_short Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
title_full Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
title_fullStr Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
title_full_unstemmed Imaging Modalities for the Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
title_sort imaging modalities for the noninvasive assessment of fibrosis in crohn's disease
publisher Hindawi Limited
series The Scientific World Journal
issn 1537-744X
publishDate 2012-01-01
description The development of strictures in Crohn's disease is a main cause of hospitalization and often represent an indication for surgery. The differentiation between inflammatory and fibrotic strictures is useful to determine the optimal treatment. Today, the availability of noninvasive methods to assess the presence and extension of strictures offers new tools for the diagnosis and follow-up of the disease. Bowel ultrasound, power doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging offer the additional advantage that they do not expose patients to ionizing radiation. In this paper we provide an update on the accuracy of these noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of Crohn's disease.
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