Changes in proximal colon on intestinal ultrasound indicate the efficacy of induction therapy for active ulcerative colitis
IUS is an effective method for assessing the efficacy of induction therapy for active UC. The assessment should be performed at the proximal part of the colon, rather than solely at the site of the most pronounced inflammation.
Authors
- Masaki Wato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1953-0154)
- Ichiro Sakakihara
- Sakuma Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8533-3549)
- Eriko Yasutomi
- Hugh Shunsuke Colvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4141-7297)
- Tomoki Inaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0936-5834)
- Koichi Izumikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-117X)
- Kumiko Yamamoto
- Shigetomi Tanaka
- Shigenao Ishikawa
Institutions
- Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-025-01554-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82