Comparison between Preoperative Quantitative Assessment of Bowel Wall Vascularization by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Operative Macroscopic Findings and Results of Histopathological Scoring in Crohn’s Disease

Abstract

Ultrasound as a widely available radiation-free imaging method would be preferable for assessing inflammatory activity of CD, particularly since the ultrasound findings correlate significantly with a histopathological scoring system.