Endoscopic ultrasound : an introductory manual and atlas [E-Book]

Title from title screen (viewed January 20, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Endoscopic Ultrasound: An Introductory Manual and Atlas; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Contributors; Contents; Media Center Information; I Techniques; 1 Basics of Radial Endoscopic Ultrasound; Notes; Patient Preparation; Examination Procedures; Cross-Section of the Descending Duodenum; Cross-Section of the Papilla of Vater; Cross-Section of the Duodenal Bulb, including the Porta Hepatis and Gallbladder; Cross-Section of the Stomach, Including the Body of the Pancreas; Cross-Section of the Para-Aortic Region; Cross-Section of the Adrenal Glands.

Cross-Section of the Lower MediastinumCross-Section of the Central Mediastinum; Cross-Section of the Upper Mediastinum; Rating Levels of Skill in the Endoscopic Ultrasound Method; 2 Longitudinal EUS Anatomy; Introduction; The Philosophy of the Examination; Introduction of the Echoendoscope; EUS Landmarks; The Examination Sequence; Special Linear EUS Anatomy; EUS Anatomy Displayed from the Esophagus; EUS Anatomy Imaged from the Stomach; EUS Anatomy Imaged from the Duodenum; Examination of the Gastrointestinal Wall; Conclusion.

3 EUS meets VOXEL-MAN: a Software-Based Training System for Longitudinal EUSEUS meets VOXEL-MAN; Systematic Approach to an EUS Examination; 4 Miniprobes; Technical Considerations and Practical Remarks; Miniprobe Applications in the Gastrointestinal Tract; Examination of Structures within and Adjacent to the Intestinal Wall; Extraductal Ultrasonography; Future Developments; Conclusions; 5 Intraductal Ultrasound; Technical Developments; Intraductal Ultrasound of the Hepatobiliary System; Choledocholithiasis; Bile Duct Strictures; Cholangiocellular Carcinoma; IDUS of the Pancreatic Ducts.

IDUS in Patients with Tumors of the Papilla and with Sphincter of Oddi DysfunctionConclusion; 6 Radial EUS, Linear EUS, or Ultrasound Miniprobe: Which Is the Most Suitable Device in Gastrointestinal EUS?; The Development of EUS: a Short Historical Survey; Miniprobe Versus Conventional EUS; Conventional Radial EUS Versus Conventional Longitudinal EUS; Which Is the EUS Technique of the Future?; 7 Ultrasound Contrast Agents and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography; Historical Background; Classification of Ultrasound Contrast Agents; Blood-Pool Contrast Agents; Tissue-Specific Contrast Agents.

Drug-Delivery SystemsIntracavitary Contrast Agents; Oral Contrast Agents; Mode of Action of Ultrasound Contrast Agents; Structure; Echogenic Properties; Dosage and Administration; Artifacts Caused by Contrast Agents; Saturation Artifacts; Destruction Artifacts; Shadow Artifacts; Overestimated Flow Rates in Spectral Doppler; Contrast-Specific Imaging Procedures; Frequency Filter Procedures; Harmonic Power Doppler; Pulse Summation Procedures; Investigations at Very Low Insonation Power (Low-MI Imaging); Flash Echo Imaging; SAE Imaging; Qualitative Evaluation; Vascular Geometry.

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is now considered one of the most essential and cost-effective techniques in the assessment of a wide range of gastrointestinal diseases. ...