title: [Three-dimensional medical images for upper gastrointestinal lesions].
abstract: Virtual endoscopy (VE), three-dimensional endoscopic ultrasonography(3-DEUS) and three-dimensional ultrasonography(3D-US) have been utilized for three-dimensional medical images of upper gastrointestinal lesions. VE images are similar to endoscopic images. But because the detection rate of early gastric cancers is from 39.6% to 78%, it is difficult to use for the screening of gastric lesions now. 3-DEUS has been used for assessment of depth of cancerous invasion or treatment for esophageal and gastric cancer. Accuracy of cancerous invasion has been improved by 3-DEUS because both radial images and lineal images are able to be observed simultaneously. One of benefit in 3D-US is not invasive. These methods are thought to be improved and to be popularized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Second Teaching Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Yoshimichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology