Intestinal ultrasound at diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease compared to endoscopy
IU can be considered a screening tool for pediatric IBD. It has reasonable sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV, particularly for moderate-to-severe disease. The severity noted on IU correlated with FC and endoscopic disease activity but did not correlate with clinical disease activity.
Authors
- Carmine Suppa
- Hamza Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7024-974X)
- Jordan L. Whatley
- L. Spence
- Martha M. Munden
- Richard H. Jones
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Arkansas Medical Center (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12444
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55