title: Morphology and motor function of the gastrointestinal tract examined with endosonography.
abstract: Endosonography is a useful tool for studying the morphology and motor function of the gastrointestinal tract. Intraluminal ultrasonography is the common denomination of ultrasound examinations using intracorporal transducers which are inserted into the GI tract. Thus, the visceral wall and adjacent structures can be imaged in detail. This review describes the usefulness of endosonography in gastroenterology, in particular with respect to studies of the biomechanical and motor function of the gastrointestinal tract. New techniques such as 3-D EUS, elastography and strain rate imaging are discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. svein.odegaard@helse-bergen.no
authors.forename: Svein
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Odegaard
authors.forename: Lars Birger
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nesje
authors.forename: Dag Arne Lihaug
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hoff
authors.forename: Odd Helge
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Gilja
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gregersen
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019160:Endosonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans