title: Intraoperative laparoscopic ultrasound.
abstract: In parallel with the increasing move from open surgical procedures to laparoscopic approaches, laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) is being used with increasing frequency to image normal structures and intra-abdominal pathology. Special transducers and scanning techniques are required to perform LUS with a different set of considerations. Within the spectrum of LUS applications, LUS is used to complement laparoscopy for oncology staging, to facilitate an array of surgical procedures, and to guide laparoscopic biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. sganguli@caregroup.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Suvranu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ganguli
authors.forename: Jonathan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kruskal
authors.forename: Darren D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kane
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013242:Sterilization; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*