Assessment of Inflammatory and Fibrotic Stenoses in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Computerized Algorithm: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Although bowel wall vascularity can be quantitatively assessed in stenotic areas by CEUS, this analysis does not improve the diagnostic power for the objective determination of the quality of stenosis at a single measurement. Semiquantitative analysis of bowel wall vascularity, length of stenosis, and CDAI may help to discriminate the origin of small bowel stenosis in Crohn's disease.