Milan ultrasound criteria are accurate in assessing disease activity in ulcerative colitis: external validation

The aim of this study was to provide an external validation of bowel ultrasound (US) predictors of activity in ulcerative colitis (UC) and quantitative Milan Ultrasound Criteria (MUC).Forty-three consecutive patients with UC (16 in endoscopic remission and 27 with endoscopic activity) underwent bowel US and colonoscopy in a tertiary referral inflammatory bowel disease unit.An MUC score >6.2 discriminated patients with active versus non-active UC...