Laura Romanini, Matteo Passamonti, Mario Navarria, Francesco Lanzarotto, Vincenzo Villanacci, Luigi Grazioli, Fabrizio Calliada, Roberto Maroldi
PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of quantitative analysis of bowel wall enhancement in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) by comparing the results with vascular density in a biopsy sample from the same area of the intestinal tract, and to determine the usefulness of this analysis for the prediction of disease activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective study was approved by our institute's ethics committee and all patients gave written informed consent...
August 2014: European Journal of Radiology