Intestinal Elastography in the Diagnostics of Ulcerative Colitis: A Narrative Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Search Strategy and Selection Criteria
2.2. Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
2.2.1. Detailed Inclusion Criteria
2.2.2. Detailed Exclusion Criteria
3. Results
3.1. Aim of the Studies
3.2. Activity of the Disease, Operations, and Additional Circumstances in Which the Studies Were Conducted
3.3. Experience and Number of Operators
3.4. Sonoelastography Technique, Region of Interest, and Parameters
3.4.1. Investigated Area
3.4.2. Devices used in Examinations
3.4.3. Patients’ Preparation and Conduction of Examination
3.4.4. Sonoelastography Technique, Region of Interest, and Parameters of Sonoelastography
4. Synthesis and Data Interpretation
5. Discussion
6. Study Limitations
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cebula, M.; Kufel, J.; Grażyńska, A.; Habas, J.; Gruszczyńska, K. Intestinal Elastography in the Diagnostics of Ulcerative Colitis: A Narrative Review. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 2070. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092070
Cebula M, Kufel J, Grażyńska A, Habas J, Gruszczyńska K. Intestinal Elastography in the Diagnostics of Ulcerative Colitis: A Narrative Review. Diagnostics. 2022; 12(9):2070. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092070
Chicago/Turabian StyleCebula, Maciej, Jakub Kufel, Anna Grażyńska, Justyna Habas, and Katarzyna Gruszczyńska. 2022. "Intestinal Elastography in the Diagnostics of Ulcerative Colitis: A Narrative Review" Diagnostics 12, no. 9: 2070. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092070
APA StyleCebula, M., Kufel, J., Grażyńska, A., Habas, J., & Gruszczyńska, K. (2022). Intestinal Elastography in the Diagnostics of Ulcerative Colitis: A Narrative Review. Diagnostics, 12(9), 2070. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092070