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Radiological assessment of Crohn’s disease is a multi-modality approach integrating the use of Ultrasonography, CT, MRI and fluoroscopy. Ultrasonography is used in the diagnosis of CD, but also has a role in the evaluation of disease activity. One of the main advantages of ultrasonography is that it is non-ionizing – a factor that is important with a relatively young population being surveyed for Crohn’s disease. This chapter describes the technique and role of ultrasonography in Crohn’s disease, and illustrates the imaging features of Crohn’s disease.
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Rodgers, P., Verma, R. (2015). Ultrasonography in Crohn’s Disease. In: Rajesh, A., Sinha, R. (eds) Crohn's Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01913-0_6
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