Literature Recommendations
Guidelines:
EFSUMB guidelines:
ECCO-ESGAR guidelines:
- https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/article/13/2/144/5078195
- https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/article/13/3/273/5078200
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34628504/
Review articles:
- Systematic review: the use of ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis, assessment of activity and abdominal complications of Crohn's disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011. Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04710.x
- Bowel Ultrasonography in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis 2015. Link:https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/437035
- Bowel Ultrasonography in the Management of Crohn's Disease. A Review with Recommendations of an International Panel of Experts. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2016. Link: https://academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/article/22/5/1168/4561844
- How to perform gastrointestinal ultrasound: Anatomy and normal findings. World J Gastroenterol 2017. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658311/
- The use of ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease. Ann Gastroenterol 2017. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5320025/
- Intestinal ultrasound and management of small bowel Crohn’s disease. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2018. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5987904/
- Gastrointestinal ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease: an underused resource with potential paradigm-changing application. Gut 2018. Link: https://gut.bmj.com/content/67/5/973.long
- Systematic Review: Clinical Utility of Gastrointestinal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis, Assessment and Management of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. J Crohns Colitis 2020. Link: https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/article/14/4/465/5575710
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohn’s Colitis 2021. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32674146/
- Ultrasonography in inflammatory bowel disease – So far we are? United European Gastroenterol J. 2022. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8911535/
- Defining Transabdominal Intestinal Ultrasound Treatment Response and Remission in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review and Expert Consensus Statement .J Crohns Colitis 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34614172/
- The knowledge and skills needed to perform intestinal ultrasound for inflammatory bowel diseases-an international Delphi consensus survey. Aliment Pharmacol Ther Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35488472/
- Intestinal Ultrasound for Differentiating Fibrotic or Inflammatory Stenosis in Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Crohns Colitis 2022.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35390137/ - Ultrasound elastography in inflammatory bowel diseases: a systematic review of accuracy compared to histopathological assessment. J Crohns Colitis 2022.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35696668/ - The Impact of Intestinal Ultrasound on the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Established Facts Toward New Horizons. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9167952/
Original articles:
- Clinic-based Point of Care Transabdominal Ultrasound for Monitoring Crohn's Disease: Impact on Clinical Decision Making. J Crohns Colitis 2015. Link: https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/article/9/9/795/346683
- TRUST study: Use of Intestinal Ultrasound to Monitor Crohn's Disease Activity. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27856365/
- Real-time Interobserver Agreement in Bowel Ultrasonography for Diagnostic Assessment in Patients With Crohn's Disease: An International Multicenter Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2018. Link: https://academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/article/24/9/2001/4989895
- Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance enterography and small bowel ultrasound for the extent and activity of newly diagnosed and relapsed Crohn's disease (METRIC): a multicentre trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6278907/
- IBUS comment to the METRIC study - Link: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(18)30388-1/fulltext
- Accuracy of Humanitas Ultrasound Criteria in Assessing Disease Activity and Severity in Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Study. J Crohns Colitis 2018. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6260119/
- Intestinal ultrasound for monitoring therapeutic response in patients with ulcerative colitis: results from the TRUST&UC study. Gut 2020.
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7456734/ - A reliability study-strong inter-observer agreement of an expert panel for intestinal ultrasound in ulcerative colitis. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis 2021.
Link: https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa267/6073674 - Point-of-care Intestinal Ultrasound in IBD Patients: Disease Management and Diagnostic Yield in a Real-world Cohort and Proposal of a Point-of-care Algorithm. J Crohns Colitis. 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34636839/
- Early Ultrasound Response and Progressive Transmural Remission After Treatment With Ustekinumab in Crohn's Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35842121/ - Early intestinal ultrasound predicts intravenous corticosteroid response in hospitalized patients with severe ulcerative colitis. J Crohns Colitis. 2022.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35695823/ - Infliximab Trough Levels Are Associated With Transmural Sonographic Healing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36094156/
- Intestinal ultrasound early on in treatment follow-up predicts endoscopic response to anti-TNFα treatment in Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35639823/
- Ultrasonography Tight Control and Monitoring in Crohn's Disease During Different Biological Therapies: A Multicenter Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33775896/
- Intestinal Ultrasound Is Accurate to Determine Endoscopic Response and Remission in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study. Gastroenterology 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36030056/
IUS activity scores:
- A Simple Ultrasound Score for the Accurate Detection of Inflammatory Activity in Crohn's Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017.
Link: https://academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/article/23/11/2001/4791628 - The Simple Pediatric Activity Ultrasound Score (SPAUSS) for the Accurate Detection of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31232886/ - Development and Validation of a Simple Ultrasound Activity Score for Crohn’s Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2020.Link: https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa112/5854303
- Expert consensus on optimal acquisition and development of the International Bowel Ultrasound Segmental Activity Score (IBUS-SAS): a reliability and inter-rater variability study on intestinal ultrasonography in Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2020. Link:https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa216/5938527?redirectedFrom=fulltext
- Standardisation of intestinal ultrasound scoring in clinical trials for luminal Crohn’s disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2021.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33641221/ - Systematic Review: Gastrointestinal Ultrasound Scoring Indices for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2021. Link: https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa129/5866421?redirectedFrom=fulltext
- Milan ultrasound criteria are accurate in assessing disease activity in ulcerative colitis: external validation. United European Gastroenterol J. 2021.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33349199/ - Intestinal Ultrasound to Assess Disease Activity in Ulcerative Colitis: Development of a novel UC-Ultrasound Index. J Crohns Colitis 2021.
Link: https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/article/15/8/1264/6067606
Pediatrics:
- Bowel ultrasound measurements in healthy children - systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Radiol. 2020. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31838567/
- Intestinal Ultrasound in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Promising, but Work in Progress. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022.
Link: https://academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/article/28/5/783/6278841 - The child’s perception on monitoring inflammatory bowel disease activity. Eur J Pediatr. 2022. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8897331/
- Intestinal Ultrasound for the Pediatric Gastroenterologist: A Guide for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Monitoring in Children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36306530/
- A Healthcare Physician Can Be Trained to Perform Intestinal Ultrasound in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35262517/
- Intestinal Ultrasound to Assess Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity in Children: External Validation and Comparison of 2 Intestinal Ultrasound Activity Indices. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2022. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36149272/
Pregnancy:
- Monitoring Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy Using Gastrointestinal Ultrasonography. J Crohns Colitis 2020.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32343768/ - Intestinal Ultrasound to Evaluate Treatment Response During Pregnancy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2022.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34525186/
