New Ultrasound Imaging Technique Helps Doctors See Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity at the Bedside with no Sedation or Radiation

March 31, 2025
8:39 am

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is the first hospital in the Washington, D.C. region to offer bedside intestinal ultrasound (IUS) to monitor inflammation in IBD patients. To assess chronic inflammatory diseases of the intestines, like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, patients are traditionally monitored with blood tests, stool studies, MRI or CT scans, and colonoscopies. Those kinds of tests can require bowel preparation, sedation, anesthesia, and radiation.

Bedside ultrasound is a safe and cost-effective way to immediately visualize and examine inflammation in the intestines in real time, without any preparation. Gastroenterologists throughout other parts of the world have been using ultrasound as an imaging technique for patients with IBD for over a decade. International experience and studies show that patients and providers believe IUS screenings help them:

Learn more about the disease
Understand where symptoms come from
Make an informed decision about managing their IBD

New Ultrasound Imaging Technique Helps Doctors See Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity at the Bedside with no Sedation or Radiation

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