title: Ultrasonographic imaging of inflammatory bowel disease in pediatric patients.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is one of the most common chronic gastrointestinal diseases in pediatric patients. Choosing the optimal imaging modality for the assessment of gastrointestinal disease in pediatric patients can be challenging. The invasiveness and patient acceptance, the radiation exposure and the quality performance of the diagnostic test need to be considered. By reviewing the literature regarding imaging in inflammatory bowel disease the value of ultrasound in the clinical management of pediatric patients is highlighted. Transabdominal ultrasound is a useful, noninvasive method for the initial diagnosis of IBD in children; it also provides guidance for therapeutic decisions and helps to characterize and predict the course of the disease in individual patients. Ultrasound techniques including color Doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound are promising imaging tools to determine disease activity and complications. Comparative studies between different imaging methods are needed.
authors.affiliation: Liliana Chiorean, Xin-Wu Cui, Jian-Min Chang, Christoph F Dietrich, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiorean
authors.affiliation: Liliana Chiorean, Xin-Wu Cui, Jian-Min Chang, Christoph F Dietrich, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schreiber-Dietrich
authors.affiliation: Liliana Chiorean, Xin-Wu Cui, Jian-Min Chang, Christoph F Dietrich, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Braden
authors.affiliation: Liliana Chiorean, Xin-Wu Cui, Jian-Min Chang, Christoph F Dietrich, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Wu
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Liliana Chiorean, Xin-Wu Cui, Jian-Min Chang, Christoph F Dietrich, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buchhorn
authors.affiliation: Liliana Chiorean, Xin-Wu Cui, Jian-Min Chang, Christoph F Dietrich, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Liliana Chiorean, Xin-Wu Cui, Jian-Min Chang, Christoph F Dietrich, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Christoph F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dietrich
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Complication; Guidelines; Intestine; Pediatrics; Ultrasonography