TY - BOOK ID - 214642 TI - Ultrasound of the gastrointestinal tract AU - Maconi, Giovanni. AU - Bianchi Porro, Gabriele. PY - 2007 SN - 1280744138 9786610744138 3540498419 3540258264 PB - Berlin ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Gastrointestinal system KW - Digestive organs KW - Ultrasonic imaging. KW - Alimentary system KW - Digestive system KW - Organs (Anatomy) KW - Gastro-intestinal system KW - Gastrointestinal tract KW - GI tract KW - Tract, Gastrointestinal KW - Tract, GI KW - Alimentary canal KW - Radiology, Medical. KW - Diagnosis, Ultrasonic. KW - Gastroenterology. KW - Surgery. KW - Internal medicine. KW - Imaging / Radiology. KW - Diagnostic Radiology. KW - Ultrasound. KW - Internal Medicine. KW - Medicine, Internal KW - Medicine KW - Surgery, Primitive KW - Internal medicine KW - Diagnosis, Ultrasonic KW - Diagnostic sonography KW - Diagnostic ultrasonics KW - Diagnostic ultrasonography KW - Diagnostic ultrasound KW - Medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging KW - Medical ultrasonography KW - Ultrasonic diagnosis KW - Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging KW - Ultrasonic imaging KW - Ultrasonic waves KW - Diagnostic imaging KW - Ultrasonics in medicine KW - Clinical radiology KW - Radiology, Medical KW - Radiology (Medicine) KW - Medical physics KW - Diseases KW - Diagnostic use KW - Radiology. KW - Gastroenterology . KW - Radiological physics KW - Physics KW - Radiation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:214642 AB - Transabdominal ultrasound has become accepted in clinical practice as a primary imaging procedure in the diagnostic work-up and follow-up of various disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the use of ultrasound in the imaging of acute and chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract as well as of neoplastic and infectious diseases. The specific ultrasound features of gastrointestinal disorders are explained, and the value and limits of ultrasound are discussed. Each chapter provides a description of the findings obtained with ultrasound imaging, with inclusion of alternative diagnostic imaging methods for comparative purposes. Specific technical developments and applications of ultrasound relevant to studies of the gastrointestinal tract, such as functional and 3D ultrasound, contrast agents and operative ultrasound, are also discussed. All authors are considered authorities in their specific fields, and the book includes many high-quality illustrations and the most up-to-date information. ER -