Positioning Ultrasonography Into Clinical Practice for the Management of Crohn's Disease.
Over the past few years, the technical evolution of ultrasound equipment, the use of oral and intravenous contrast agents, and an increase in the expertise of operators have enhanced the role that ultrasonography plays in the assessment of the gastrointestinal tract. For patients with chronic inflammatory conditions, particularly Crohn's disease, it has been suggested that ultrasonography can be used not only for diagnostic purposes but also in disease management. These developments are reviewed in this article.
Dr Calabrese is a researcher, Dr Zorzi and Dr Lolli are trainees in gastroenterology, and Dr Pallone is a professor of gastroenterology in the Gastrointestinal Unit of the Department of Systems Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Rome, Italy.
Emma
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Calabrese
Dr Calabrese is a researcher, Dr Zorzi and Dr Lolli are trainees in gastroenterology, and Dr Pallone is a professor of gastroenterology in the Gastrointestinal Unit of the Department of Systems Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Rome, Italy.
Francesca
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Zorzi
Dr Calabrese is a researcher, Dr Zorzi and Dr Lolli are trainees in gastroenterology, and Dr Pallone is a professor of gastroenterology in the Gastrointestinal Unit of the Department of Systems Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Rome, Italy.
Elisabetta
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Lolli
Dr Calabrese is a researcher, Dr Zorzi and Dr Lolli are trainees in gastroenterology, and Dr Pallone is a professor of gastroenterology in the Gastrointestinal Unit of the Department of Systems Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Rome, Italy.
Francesco
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Pallone
Crohn’s disease; Ultrasonography; contrast agents; cross-sectional imaging techniques