title: Ultrasonography in the detection of Crohn's disease and in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: The diagnostic accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been evaluated in a prospective, randomized, blind study. A total of 181 patients (89 with Crohn's disease, 57 ulcerative colitis and 35 controls) were examined. Sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis in Crohn's disease, corrected for prevalence, were 80.8 and 79.2%, respectively, and a very similar accuracy was found in the differential diagnosis of IBD. In conclusion, ultrasonography can play a role in detecting Crohn's disease and in the differential diagnosis of chronic IBD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pera
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cammarota
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Comino
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caldera
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ponti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Astegiano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barletti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cosimato
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertolusso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D014463:Ultrasonography