Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) represents a non-invasive modality to assess disease activity ... to maximise gut wall vessels’ vascularisation but avoiding colour signal to noise artefacts. Due to the ...

An urgent radiology re-review of the MRI identified a transition point in the central abdomen where there was a long segment of small bowel wall thickening, raising suspicion of inflammatory bowel ...

The patient’s abdomen is non-distended but is tympanitic to percussion. 1. What is the usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the evaluation for suspected small bowel obstruction (SBO)? In ...

More information: Hamza Hassan Khan et al, Intestinal ultrasound at diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease compared to endoscopy, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (2024).

Intestinal ultrasound can be considered a screening tool for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. HealthDay News — Intestinal ultrasound (IU) can be considered a screening tool for pediatric ...

Correlations seen with fecal calprotectin, endoscopic disease activity, but not clinical disease activity. HealthDay News — Intestinal ultrasound (IU) can be considered a screening tool for pediatric ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Intestinal ultrasound (IU) can be considered a screening tool for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Dec. 24 in ...

It's an alternative to invasive screenings like MRIs and colonoscopies. An intestinal ultrasound is an easy, noninvasive way to check on different types of inflammatory bowel diseases.