| Theme |
Abdominal Ultrasonography up-to-date |
| Title |
US-elastography for Diagnosis of Pancreatic Disorders |
| Author |
Yuya Itoh |
Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author |
Yoshiki Hirooka |
Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital |
| Author |
Akihiro Itoh |
Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author |
Hiroki Kawashima |
Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author |
Eizaburo Ohno |
Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital |
| Author |
Hidemi Goto |
Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine / Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
Abdominal ultrasonographic, methods include B-mode imaging, color Doppler imaging and US-elastography (EGUS). EG-US, which depicts tissue elasticity provides information abouthardness at a specific pointas well as distributed patterns of tissue hardness. The former is useful for diagnosing focal lesions of the pancreas, the latter for staging of diffuse pancreatic diseases. We recognize the utility of B-mode combined EG-US for its high accuracy rates for diagnosing pancreatic tumors and fibrosis. We report on EG-US for observation of pancreatic diseases and interpretations of information obtained in referance to diagnostic potentials. |