title: Ultrasonography as a primary diagnostic tool in patients with inflammatory disease and tumors of the small intestine and large bowel.
abstract: In 240 patients with predefined indications, the validity of ultrasound imaging as a primary diagnostic procedure was examined prospectively. Ultrasonography revealed normal intestinal findings in 150 patients and pathological lesions in 90 subjects. All patients underwent subsequent endoscopic, radiological, or surgical examination. In 7 patients with Crohn's disease and in 2 patients with radiation colitis, the ultrasound findings were false-negative. In the other 9 cases, ultrasonography suggested false-positive results. Ultrasonographic examination of the small intestine and large bowel had a very high overall validity, with a sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 94%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Community Hospital, Solingen, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003092:Colitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography