Endo-sonography in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases;Intraluminale sonographie in der diagnostik von gastrointestinalen krankheiten

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 47-58

  Odegaard S ^a   Nesje, L B ^a   Hausken, T ^a   Thierley, M ^a   Gilja, O H ^a   Takvam, J A ^a   Molin, S O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endosonography; Gastroenterological Disorders; High Frequency Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COLON; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; INTESTINE WALL; LIVER; MEDIASTINUM; PANCREAS; RECTUM; RETROPERITONEUM; REVIEW;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 0034126309     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-317     Document Type: Review

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