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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2023; 29(15): 2272-2282
Published online Apr 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i15.2272
Published online Apr 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i15.2272
Intestinal ultrasound as a non-invasive tool to monitor inflammatory bowel disease activity and guide clinical decision making
Michael T Dolinger, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States
Maia Kayal, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States
Author contributions: Dolinger MT and Kayal M contributed to the conception of the manuscript, Dolinger MT drafted manuscript; Kayal M edited the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Maia Kayal, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place Box 1069, New York, NY 10029, United States. maia.kayal@mountsinai.org
Received: October 26, 2022
Peer-review started: October 26, 2022
First decision: December 12, 2022
Revised: January 19, 2023
Accepted: March 31, 2023
Article in press: March 31, 2023
Published online: April 21, 2023
Processing time: 169 Days and 21.8 Hours
Peer-review started: October 26, 2022
First decision: December 12, 2022
Revised: January 19, 2023
Accepted: March 31, 2023
Article in press: March 31, 2023
Published online: April 21, 2023
Processing time: 169 Days and 21.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a non-invasive, real-time, cross-sectional imaging tool that is currently underutilized for direct disease activity monitoring in Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). IUS is the optimal point-of-care method to monitor disease activity in patients with CD or UC with excellent patient compliance and comparison to such traditional monitoring modalities as calprotectin, colonoscopy, and magnetic resonance enterography.