Endoscopic ultrasonography / / edited by Frank G. Gress, Thomas J. Savides

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910135452503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-118-78109-0; 1-118-78108-2; 1-118-78106-6
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (755 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.07/543
• Soggetti: Endoscopic ultrasonography; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Endoscopic ultrasonography at the beginning: a personal history; Reference; Chapter 2: Basic principles and fundamentals of EUS imaging; How US images are made; How transducer properties affect the image; Attenuation and tissue penetration; How tissue properties affect images: the GI wall; Detection of tissue movement: doppler imaging; New techniques in EUS imaging; Imaging artifacts; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Learning EUS anatomy; General principles of EUS; Echo endoscopes; Regional anatomyApproach to understanding EUS anatomy; Conclusion; Reference; Chapter 4: EUS instruments, room setup, and assistants; EUS instruments and other equipment; Room setup; EUS assistants; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: EUS procedure: consent and sedation; Consent; Sedation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: The EUS report; Roles of the endoscopic report; Evolution of the medical report; Standard terminology and structured reporting; Free text and conventional reports; Databases; Commercial software for EUS reporting; The EUS report; Disease-specific information; Conclusion; ReferencesChapter 7: Radial EUS: normal anatomy; Normal gut wall anatomy; Examination technique; Mediastinum; Pancreaticobiliary stations; Rectum; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Linear-array EUS: normal anatomy; Performing the examination; The linear esophagus; The linear stomach; The linear duodenum; The linear rectum; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9: EUS elastography; Technical aspects and methodology of elastography; Qualitative EUS elastography; Quantitative EUS elastography; Clinical applications of EUS elastography; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: Fundamentals of EUS FNA; Pre-procedural fundamentalsIntraprocedural fundamentals; Post-procedural fundamentals; Safety of EUS FNA; Conclusion; References; Chapter 11: EUS FNA cytology: material preparation and interpretation; Technical preparation and quality of EUS biopsy material; Technical quality of EUS biopsy material; Molecular analysis; Quality of interpretation; Integration of pathologic and clinical information; References; Chapter 12: High-frequency ultrasound probes; High-frequency ultrasonography; Intraductal ultrasonography; Complications; The future; Conclusion; References; Chapter 13: EUS: applications in the mediastinumMediastinal cysts; Rationale for EUS; Cross-sectional and functional imaging: how does EUS stack up?; Medical mediastinoscopy; Endobronchial ultrasonography; EUS in early NSCLC; Failed bronchoscopy and EUS rescue; EUS and MS; Getting the examination done; Which lymph nodes for FNA?; FNA: how and how much?; Special topics; Conclusion; References; Chapter 14: EBUS and EUS for lung cancer diagnosis and staging; EBUS for lung cancer staging; EUS for lung cancer staging; Combined procedures (EBUS and EUS) for complete mediastinal staging; Complications of EBUS and EUS