| Endoluminal sonography of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. | |
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PMID: 11883544 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Endoluminal sonography with high-frequency catheter-based transducers is a technique well suited to imaging structures beyond the lumen of the hollow viscus. The purpose of this article was to review some aspects of endoluminal sonography, including instrumentation, clinical applications in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, and its three-dimensional reconstruction. METHODS: The development of 6F to 10F catheter-based ultrasonic probes has made this technique available for use within a variety of lumina. Endoluminal sonography with frequencies of 9 to 20 MHz has been used for evaluation of a wide range of abnormalities in both the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. RESULTS: Uses in the gastrointestinal tract include quantification of esophageal varices, distinguishing between various submucosal lesions, and measuring the degree of fibrosis in scleroderma. In the genitourinary system, endoluminal sonography has been used to guide collagen injection, to diagnose urethral diverticula and upper tract neoplasms, to locate crossing vessels and septa for guiding endopyelotomy, and to identify submucosal calculi. CONCLUSIONS: High-resolution endoluminal sonography is a new sonographic approach for evaluation of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. This should lead to the expansion of the diagnostic capabilities of sonography, providing important information for decision making relative to patient care and minimally invasive interventional procedures. Reconstructed three-dimensional endoluminal sonography has the potential to become a valuable tool in both the research and clinical areas. |
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Authors:
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Ji-Bin Liu; Larry S Miller; Demetrius H Bagley; Barry B Goldberg |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Volume: 21 ISSN: 0278-4297 ISO Abbreviation: J Ultrasound Med Publication Date: 2002 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-03-08 Completed Date: 2002-08-23 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8211547 Medline TA: J Ultrasound Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 323-37 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. |
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Digestive System
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ultrasonography* Digestive System Diseases / ultrasonography Endosonography* / instrumentation Female Female Urogenital Diseases / ultrasonography Gastrointestinal Diseases / ultrasonography Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional Male Male Urogenital Diseases Miniaturization Urogenital System / ultrasonography* |
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