OBJECTIVE: Bowel sonography has become accepted as a useful tool in several gastrointestinal disorders. Filling of the gut with echo-poor liquids has been proposed to achieve a detailed evaluation of the bowel. This article refers to a review made concerning the benefits and limits of hydrosonography of the gastrointestinal tract. CONCLUSION: The use of a luminal contrast agent in bowel sonography may improve results but should be adopted on a case-by-case basis, according to the clinical context and the experience of the sonologist.
OBJECTIVE:Bowel sonography has become accepted as a useful tool in several gastrointestinal disorders. Filling of the gut with echo-poor liquids has been proposed to achieve a detailed evaluation of the bowel. This article refers to a review made concerning the benefits and limits of hydrosonography of the gastrointestinal tract. CONCLUSION: The use of a luminal contrast agent in bowel sonography may improve results but should be adopted on a case-by-case basis, according to the clinical context and the experience of the sonologist.
Authors: Nirupama Deshpande; Amelie M Lutz; Ying Ren; Kira Foygel; Lu Tian; Michel Schneider; Reetesh Pai; Pankaj J Pasricha; Jürgen K Willmann Journal: Radiology Date: 2011-11-04 Impact factor: 11.105
Authors: Huaijun Wang; Stephen A Felt; Steven Machtaler; Ismayil Guracar; Richard Luong; Thierry Bettinger; Lu Tian; Amelie M Lutz; Jürgen K Willmann Journal: Radiology Date: 2015-05-12 Impact factor: 11.105