Abstract: This shear wave imaging method, for collecting information on a target region (R) of a soft solid (S), comprises at least the steps a) of generating at least one shear wave (SW) in the target region, and b) of detecting a propagation pattern of the shear wave in the target region. Step a) is realized by applying to particles of the target region (R) some Lorentz forces resulting from an electric field (E) and from a magnetic field (B). At least one of the electric field (E) and the magnetic field (B) is variable in time, with a central frequency (fo) between 1 Hz and 10 kHz. Alternatively, both the electric and magnetic fields (E, B) are variable in time, with a central difference frequency (?fo) between 1 Hz and 10 kHz. The shear wave imaging installation comprises a first system (4, 7) for generating at least one shear wave (SW) in the target region (R) and a second system (10) for detecting a propagation pattern of the shear wave.

Abstract: This shear wave imaging method, for collecting information on a target region (R) of a soft solid (S), comprises at fi least the steps a) of generating at least one shear wave (SW) in the target region, and b) of detecting a propagation pattern of the shear wave in the target region. Step a) is realized by applying to particles of the target region (R) some Lorentz forces resulting from an electric field (E) and from a magnetic field (B). At least one of the electric field (E) and the magnetic field (B) is variable in time, with a central frequency (fo) between 1 Hz and 10 kHz. Alternatively, both the electric and magnetic fields (E, B) are variable in time, with a central difference frequency (?fo) between 1 Hz and 10 kHz. The shear wave imaging installation comprises a first system (4, 7) for generating at least one shear wave (SW) in the target region (R) and a second system (10) for detecting a propagation pattern of the shear wave.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods comprising a step consisting of determining the proportion and/or the level of T regulatory lymphocytes with a CD4+ CD8??low Foxp3neg phenotype specific for Faecalibacterium prausnitzii for (i) diagnosing, (ii) prognosing outcome of, or (iii) predicting the risk of developing, an inflammatory bowel disease in a patient. The invention also concerns the treatment of an inflammatory bowel disease. The invention further relates to the kits that are useful in the above methods for diagnosing/prognosing an inflammatory bowel disease, and in the treatment of an inflammatory bowel disease. In a particular embodiment, the inflammatory bowel disease is the Crohn's disease.