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Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 5/2022

22-04-2022 | Chronic Pancreatitis | Review

Advanced EUS Imaging Techniques

Authors: Irina M. Cazacu, Adrian Saftoiu, Manoop S. Bhutani

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 5/2022

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Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) represents a valuable addition to imaging modalities, with a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic applications for gastrointestinal (GI), pancreatico-biliary and pulmonary diseases. It permits high-resolution imaging of the intramural GI tract and extramural structures and allows for real time EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy (EUS-FNA/FNB) for pathological confirmation. There has been a tremendous journey for EUS over the last few decades, with a transition from a purely diagnostic tool to a therapeutic method [1]. The interventional capacity of EUS continues to progress considerably with the advent of new imaging techniques. …
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Metadata
Title
Advanced EUS Imaging Techniques
Authors
Irina M. Cazacu
Adrian Saftoiu
Manoop S. Bhutani
Publication date
22-04-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-022-07486-9

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