Intestinal ultrasound as a non-invasive tool to monitor inflammatory bowel disease activity and guide clinical decision making

Table 1 Optimal and limited bowel segments for intestinal ultrasound disease activity monitoring

Optimal bowel segments	Limited bowel segments
Sigmoid colon	Rectum
Descending colon	Splenic flexure
Transverse colon	Proximal ileum
Ascending colon	Jejunum
Ileocecal valve
Terminal ileum