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by Fulvia Terracciano (Editor), Antonella Marra (Editor), Fabrizio Bossa (Editor)
Back Jacket
This book provides a unique comparison between gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) and endoscopy for the assessment of intestinal bowel disease (IBD). GIUS is a valuable non-invasive tool in the management of IBD that has the potential to shift the clinical practice paradigm. Currently underused in clinical practice, GIUS complements conventional endoscopy and cross-sectional imaging. One of the key challenges in facilitating the uptake of GIUS in the routine clinical practice has been the lack of an internationally recognized training curriculum. This edited atlas will be an invaluable source of information on the relevance of GIUS investigation in IBD patients, compared with endoscopy findings. Given that IBD is a cornerstone topic in gastroenterology, gastroenterologists, internists and radiologists need to acquire competence with GIUS--the technique of choice for the immediate and objective evaluation of the abdomen.
The book has been created under the patronage of two prominent scientific societies: IgIBD (Italian Group for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases), one of the leading Italian organizations in the field of gastroenterology and imaging diagnostics, and the IBUS Group (International Bowel Ultrasound Group), a distinguished international organization dedicated to the teaching and promotion of intestinal ultrasound techniques. The endorsement of these two prestigious societies underscores the atlas's significant role in the education and dissemination of ultrasound techniques for the study of intestinal loops, contributing to the continuous advancement of knowledge in this clinical and diagnostic field.
Author Biography
Dr. Fulvia Terracciano has been in the Division of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at the IRCSS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza in San Giovanni Rotondo, ITALY, since 2007. She specializes in diagnostic and interventional abdominal ultrasound and has extensive experience in hepatology and inflammatory bowel diseases, as well as in performing abdominal, transperineal, intestinal ultrasounds, and ultrasound-guided interventional procedures. She is a member and lecturer of the IBUS Group (International Bowel Ultrasound), SIUMB (Italian Society of Medical and Biological Ultrasound), and IG-IBD (Italian Group for Inflammatory Bowel Disease). She is also a speaker at numerous national and international ultrasound congresses. She is a Coordinator and Lecturer at the SIUMB Advanced School of Gastroenterology, the IG-IBD Master Program, and the IBUS Center of San Giovanni Rotondo. She is co-author of several publications on abdominal and intestinal ultrasound. She currently serves as a Principal and sub-investigator in many studies on inflammatory bowel diseases.
Dr. Antonella Marra is Medical Doctor at the UOS of IBD Ospedale de Bellis, Castellana Grotte, since June 2022. She was previously at the Division of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Foundation in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.Dr. Marra has expertise in abdominal, intestinal and ultrasound-guided procedures, is member of the IBUS Group (International Bowel Ultrasound) and SIUMB (Italian Society ofMedical and Biological Ultrasound), as well as sub-investigator in clinical trials related to IBD. She was awarded together with Fulvia Terraccaino of the ECCO-IBUS grant for the comparison project of transperineal ultrasound and pelvis MRI in the follow-up of patients with Crohn's disease. Dr. Marra is furthermore teacher of several online training courses on ultrasound in the gastroenterological field.
Dr. Fabrizio Bossa is Medical Doctor at the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Foundation, in San Giovanni Rotondo, ITALY since 2005. He is an expert in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and abdominal, intestinal and ultrasound-guided procedures.He is also Member ofIG-IBD since 2004 (former member of the national steering committee from 2013 to 2016).
Dr. Bossa was furthermore Principal Investigator in several IBD clinical trials and is Professor of ultrasound at the Advanced Ultrasound School of SIUMB, San Giovanni Rotondo, as well as teacher of several face-to-face and online training courses on ultrasound in the gastroenterological field. The intense scientific interest has resulted in 82 publications, most of which directly address the field of inflammatory bowel disease.
