Applicability of high-frequency sonography in diagnostics and therapy monitoring of inflammatory bowel diseases in children
U Zaleska-Dorobisz, D Sokołowska, JS łonina, K Jañczak, K Moroñ · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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Purpose: To present the usefulness of high-frequency standard and colour Doppler (CD) ultrasound in diagnosis and therapy monitoring of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in children. Material and method: We studied 95 children (mean age 13.5 years) with inflammatory bowel diseases: 35 with Crohn Disease (CD), 41– colitis ulcerosa (CU), 19 other IBD. High resolution 2D sonography was performed to evaluate the bowel wall thickness. Intraparietal vascularisation was assessed with CD. In all patients the mean velocity and resistance index (RI) were measured in superior or inferior mesenteric arteries. We compared th…