Ultrasound matches MRI and gold standard tests in detecting extent of Crohn’s disease

February 11, 2008 Ultrasound matches MRI and gold standard tests in detecting extent of Crohn’s disease Wendy Despain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Color Doppler flow and sonographic wall thickness are as good as — and in some cases better than — contrast MRI for showing the extent of Crohn's disease. Both ultrasound and MRI match clinical results from barium studies, surgery, and colonoscopy. Dr. María J. Martínez and colleagues in the radiology department of the Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset in Valencia, Spain, published their study in Abdominal Imaging, which made it available online Jan. 24.

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