MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE, FIBROSIS AND NODULAR LYMPHOCYTE AGGREGATES IN CROHN'S DISEASE – NOVEL ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN VITRO
K Nylund, S Leh, H Immervoll, K Matre, A Skarstein, T Hausken, OH Gilja, LB Nesje, S Ødegaard · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: Transabdominal ultrasound (US) is applied in the examination of patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Advances in US technology enables detailed imaging of the gastrointestinal wall like evaluation of normal and abnormal wall layers and intramural structures. The aim of this study was to improve interpretation of US images of bowel wall changes in CD by comparing US images of bowel resection specimens with the corresponding histological sections. Materials and methods: Bowel resection specimens of 7 patients with CD were examined with a 10 MHZ linear array US transducer in a saline reservoir. Marking need…
