Serial Changes in Intestinal Stenotic Stiffness in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Treated with Biologics: A Pilot Study Using Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography

• Hiroshi Matsumoto ,
• Jiro Hata ,
• Shogen Yo ,
• Momoyo Sasahira,
• Hiraku Misawa ,
• Motoyasu Oosawa ,
• Osamu Handa ,
• Eiji Umegami,
• Akiko Shiotani

Affiliations

Hiroshi Matsumoto

Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Jiro Hata

Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Shogen Yo

Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Momoyo Sasahira

Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Hiraku Misawa

Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Motoyasu Oosawa

Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Osamu Handa

Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Eiji Umegami

Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Akiko Shiotani

Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan