Inflammatory bowel diseases
Reliability and Validity of Mesenteric Fat Assessment by Intestinal Ultrasound in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Using the Chicago Mesenteric Fat Index.
Amelia Kellar, Tessa George, Michael T Dolinger, Matthew Smyth, Noa Krugliak Cleveland, David T Rubin, Joëlle St-Pierre
Published: 202510.1093/ibd/izaf238
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) provides a noninvasive means of assessing Crohn's disease (CD), including visualization of mesenteric fat (MF) wrapping. Reliability of MF assessment and correlation with disease activity biomarkers in children…
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