Clinical relevance of endoscopic assessment of inflammation in ulcerative colitis: Can endoscopic evaluation predict outcomes?

Table 1 Disease activity indices with endoscopic component alone

Disease activity index	Endoscopic variables
Baron score[14]	Bleeding and MVP
1964
Rachmilewitz endoscopic index[18]	Granulation, MVP, Mucosal vulnerability, Mucosal damage
1989
UC colonoscopic index of severity (UCCIS)[19]	MVP, Granularity, Ulceration, Bleeding, Segmental assessment of endoscopic severity, Global assessment of endoscopic severity
2013
UC endoscopic index of severity (UCEIS)[13]	MVP, Bleeding, Erosions and Ulcers
2013

MVP: Mucosal vascular pattern; UC: Ulcerative colitis.