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We aimed to confirm the applicability of IBUS-SAS to UC, while comparing its performance with other IUS scores.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Adult patients with UC undergoing colonoscopy were prospectively included and scored with both the Mayo Endoscopic Subscore (MES) and the Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS). Intestinal ultrasound was performed within 4 weeks of endoscopy, measuring IBUS-SAS and other 5 UC-developed IUS scores. The Spearman\u2019s rank coefficient (\u03c1) was used to perform correlations, while receiver operating characteristic curves were compared with the Hanley &amp; McNeil method.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In total, 185 patients were included. The IBUS-SAS showed a strong correlation with both the MES (\u03c1\u2005=\u2005.72, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.01) and the UCEIS (\u03c1\u2005=\u2005.73, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.01). Its area under the curve to detect an endoscopic activity of at least moderate severity (MES\u2005\u2265\u20052 and UCEIS\u2005\u2265\u20055) was 0.87 and 0.89, respectively. The optimal cutoffs of IBUS-SAS to detect a MES\u2005\u2265\u20052 and an UCEIS\u2005\u2265\u20055 were\u2005&amp;gt;\u200519 (sensitivity 79%, specificity 84%) and\u2005&amp;gt;\u200523 (sensitivity 88%, specificity 75%), respectively. Consistently, all the investigated IUS scores correlated with both the MES and the UCEIS (P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.01).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The IBUS-SAS has an optimal performance in the assessment of UC endoscopic activity, despite having been initially developed for CD. 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