Noninvasive monitoring with bowel ultrasound (NIMBUS) in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: Feasibility in a single centre.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Bowel ultrasound (BUS) is increasingly utilised for monitoring inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition with stringent treatment targets to prevent complications. This study assessed the feasibility of BUS in paediatric IBD and its correlation with established monitoring markers.

Methods

A prospective study was conducted at a specialist paediatric IBD centre, including children aged 2-18 years with IBD diagnosed via modified Porto criteria. BUS parameters were based on paediatric ultrasound scoring systems, with imaging performed by a single paediatric radiologist. Biomarker data (faecal calprotectin, C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, White Cell Count, Ferritin and Albumin), and paediatric disease activity indices were recorded at time of BU

SUBMITTER: Green Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484715 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature