Shear Wave and Strain Elastography in Crohn's Disease-A Systematic Review

Overview

Journal Diagnostics (Basel)

Specialty Radiology

Date 2021 Sep 28

PMID 34573952

Citations 14

Authors

Anna Grazynska

Jakub Kufel

Arkadiusz Dudek

Maciej Cebula

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Abstract

One modern imaging technique used in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD) is sonoelastrography of the intestine. Guidelines regarding the use of bowel sonoelastography in CD have still not been specified. The aim of our research was to conduct a systematic review of the use of sonoelastography in the diagnosis, assessment, and monitoring of strictures in the course of CD. A systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines statement. The following databases were searched in January 2021: MEDINE via PubMed, Embase and Scopus. The search utilised the following MeSH tags: 'Ultrasound Shear Wave', 'Elastography', 'elastogram', 'elastographies' AND 'Crohn disease'. The inclusion criteria were as follows: from 2010 or later, articles with abstracts, articles in English, human-based studies and original articles. Articles were assessed independently by two reviewers. Out of 181 articles, only 15 met the criteria and were included in the review. Due to a small number of studies and significant methodological differences, the feasibility of using sonoelastography for Crohn's disease must be proven through further research and analysis. In the future, standardised assessment criteria and cut-off points should be established for both strain elastography (SE) and shear wave elastography (SWE).

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