Accuracy of 99mTc [V]-dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy and fecal calprotectin compared with colonoscopy in localizing active lesions in inflammatory bowel disease

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Due to limitation of colonoscopy in assessing the entire bowel and patients' intolerance in inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], in the current study, we aimed to prospectively compare the accuracy of [99m]Tc[V]-dimercaptosuccinic acid [DMSA] and fecal calprotectin with ileocolonoscopy as new methods for localizing inflammations