TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic performance of sonographic activity scores for adult terminal ileal Crohn’s disease compared to magnetic resonance and histological reference standards
T2 - experience from the METRIC trial
AU - Kumar, Shankar
AU - Parry, Thomas
AU - Mallett, Sue
AU - Plumb, Andrew
AU - Bhatnagar, Gauraang
AU - Beable, Richard
AU - Betts, Margaret
AU - Duncan, Gillian
AU - Gupta, Arun
AU - Higginson, Antony
AU - Hyland, Rachel
AU - Lapham, Roger
AU - Patel, Uday
AU - Pilcher, James
AU - Slater, Andrew
AU - Tolan, Damian
AU - Zealley, Ian
AU - Halligan, Steve
AU - Taylor, Stuart A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institute of Health Research health technology assessment (NIHR HTA) programme (project number 10/68/01) published in full in Health Technology Assessment, 2019 Aug;23(42):1–162. 10.3310/hta23420. PubMed PMID: 31432777. The project is supported by researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre. The views and opinions expressed by authors in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NHS, NIHR, NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC), HTA programme or the Department of Health.
Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - Objectives: The simple ultrasound activity score for Crohn’s disease (SUS-CD) and bowel ultrasound score (BUSS) are promising intestinal ultrasound (IUS) indices of CD, but studied mainly in small settings with few sonographers. We compared SUS-CD and BUSS against histological and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) reference standards in a post hoc analysis of a prospective multicentre, multireader trial. Methods: Participants recruited to the METRIC trial (ISRCTN03982913) were studied, including those with available terminal ileal (TI) biopsies. Sensitivity and specificity of SUS-CD and BUSS for TI CD activity were calculated with 95% confidence intervals (CI), from the prospective observations of the original METRIC trial sonographers against the histological activity index (HAI) and the simplified magnetic resonance index of activity (sMARIA). Results: We included 284 patients (median 31.5 years, IQR 23–46) from 8 centres, who underwent IUS and MRE. Of these, 111 patients had available terminal ileal biopsies with HAI scoring. Against histology, sensitivity and specificity for active disease were 79% (95% CI 69–86%) and 50% (31–69%) for SUS-CD, and 66% (56–75%) and 68% (47–84%) for BUSS, respectively. Compared to sMARIA, the sensitivity and specificity for active CD were 81% (74–86%) and 75% (66–83%) for SUS-CD, and 68% (61–74%) and 85% (76–91%) for BUSS, respectively. The sensitivity of SUS-CD was significantly greater than that of BUSS against HAI and sMARIA (p < 0.001), but its specificity was significantly lower than of BUSS against the MRE reference standard (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Particularly when compared to MRE activity scoring, SUS-CD and BUSS are promising tools in a real-world clinical setting.Clinical relevance statement: When tested using data from a multicentre, multireader diagnostic accuracy trial, the simple ultrasound activity score for Crohn’s disease (SUS-CD) and bowel ultrasound score (BUSS) were clinically viable intestinal ultrasound indices that were reasonably sensitive and specific for terminal ileal Crohn’s disease, especially when compared to a magnetic resonance reference standard.
AB - Objectives: The simple ultrasound activity score for Crohn’s disease (SUS-CD) and bowel ultrasound score (BUSS) are promising intestinal ultrasound (IUS) indices of CD, but studied mainly in small settings with few sonographers. We compared SUS-CD and BUSS against histological and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) reference standards in a post hoc analysis of a prospective multicentre, multireader trial. Methods: Participants recruited to the METRIC trial (ISRCTN03982913) were studied, including those with available terminal ileal (TI) biopsies. Sensitivity and specificity of SUS-CD and BUSS for TI CD activity were calculated with 95% confidence intervals (CI), from the prospective observations of the original METRIC trial sonographers against the histological activity index (HAI) and the simplified magnetic resonance index of activity (sMARIA). Results: We included 284 patients (median 31.5 years, IQR 23–46) from 8 centres, who underwent IUS and MRE. Of these, 111 patients had available terminal ileal biopsies with HAI scoring. Against histology, sensitivity and specificity for active disease were 79% (95% CI 69–86%) and 50% (31–69%) for SUS-CD, and 66% (56–75%) and 68% (47–84%) for BUSS, respectively. Compared to sMARIA, the sensitivity and specificity for active CD were 81% (74–86%) and 75% (66–83%) for SUS-CD, and 68% (61–74%) and 85% (76–91%) for BUSS, respectively. The sensitivity of SUS-CD was significantly greater than that of BUSS against HAI and sMARIA (p < 0.001), but its specificity was significantly lower than of BUSS against the MRE reference standard (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Particularly when compared to MRE activity scoring, SUS-CD and BUSS are promising tools in a real-world clinical setting.Clinical relevance statement: When tested using data from a multicentre, multireader diagnostic accuracy trial, the simple ultrasound activity score for Crohn’s disease (SUS-CD) and bowel ultrasound score (BUSS) were clinically viable intestinal ultrasound indices that were reasonably sensitive and specific for terminal ileal Crohn’s disease, especially when compared to a magnetic resonance reference standard.
KW - Crohn’s disease
KW - Diagnostic imaging
KW - Ultrasonography
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U2 - 10.1007/s00330-023-09958-6
DO - 10.1007/s00330-023-09958-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 37526665
AN - SCOPUS:85166291467
SN - 0938-7994
VL - 34
SP - 455
EP - 464
JO - European Radiology
JF - European Radiology
ER -