title: Comparing techniques to achieve high accuracy and low cost: how should we first diagnose Crohn's disease?
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biomedical & Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Via G.B. Grassi, 74, 20157 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maconi
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magro
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Crohn's disease; accuracy; cost; diagnosis; ileocolonoscopy; magnetic resonance enterography; ultrasound; video capsule endoscopy