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. 2015 Jun 30;29(8):697–704. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12570

Table 3.

Correlations between ultrasonography (US) findings and clinical gastrointestinal graft‐versus‐host disease (GI‐GVHD) stage

Parameter Clinical GI‐GVHD stage r p
1 2 3 4
Wall thickening, mean (mm)
Stomach 8.4 11.6 8.6 7.2 −0.24 0.34
Duodenum 4.7 6 5.7 0.24 0.53
Jejunum 7.2 5.7 4.7 4.7 −0.30 0.23
Ileum 5.2 5.4 4.9 4.9 −0.08 0.72
Right‐sided colon 4.8 6.5 7.3 6.3 0.35 0.12
Left‐sided colon 5.2 6.1 7.2 5.7 0.11 0.62
Rrectum 6.5 11.7 6.5 5.5 −0.46 0.12
No. of affected segments 3 4 3 4 0.30 0.10
Dilatation, mean (mm)
Jejunum 22 20 19 −0.95 0.14
Ileum 20 19 23 −0.79 0.11
Right‐sided colon 34 31 28 −0.55 0.08
Left‐sided colon 28 25 −0.35 0.36
Thickness of internal low echoic layer 1.5 1.8 2.7 2.5 0.76 <0.001
Hyperechoic mesenchymal fat
No 7 3 1 0 0.42 0.03
Yes 5 2 1 9
Ascites
No 6 0 2 1 0.27 0.13
Yes 8 5 1 9
Increased Doppler signaling
No 9 4 0 1 0.65 <0.001
Yes 2 1 2 9
US grade
1 12 2 0 0 0.86 <0.001
2 2 3 0 1
3 0 0 2 7
4 0 0 1 2