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Author Spotlight: Advancing Biopsy Techniques with Transesophageal Ultrasound
Published on: November 21, 2023
Endoscopic ultrasonography: Enhancing diagnostic accuracy
Julio Iglesias-Garcia1, Jose Lariño-Noia1, Daniel de la Iglesia-García1
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain.
Abstract:
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is an essential technique for the management of several diseases. Over the years, new technologies have been developed because to improve and overcome certain limitations related to EUS guided tissue acquisition. Among these new methods, EUS guided elastography and contrast enhanced EUS has arisen as the most widely recognized and available. We will review in this manuscript the different techniques of elastography and contrast enhancement. Nowadays, there are well establish indications for advance imaging, mainly for supporting the management of pancreatic diseases (diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis and differential diagnosis of solid and cystic pancreatic tumors) and characterization of lymph nodes. However, there are more data on new potential indications for the near future.
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