| Theme |
Abdominal Ultrasonography up-to-date |
| Title |
Ultrasonographic Screening of Gastrointestinal Tract |
| Author |
Jiro Hata |
Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author |
Hiroshi Imamura |
Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author |
Noriaki Manabe |
Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author |
Tomoari Kamada |
Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author |
Ken Haruma |
Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author |
Hiroaki Kusunoki |
Department of General Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| [ Summary ] |
Sonographic screening and image analysis of the gastrointestinal tract are discussed. Systematic scanning of the entire gastrointestinal tract, except the small bowel and the thoracic esophagus, is possible by identifying several segments with little individual variability of location, such as the ascending colon. In relation to image analysis, formulating a diagnoses at first glance is not recommended. Precise interpretation of each image by checking the ten pointswe have proposed is a key to devising the correct sonographic diagnoses. Of the ten points to be considered, site and distribution of lesions, as well as changes in wall stratification are the most essential. |