EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Short version)

Kim Nylund; Giovanni Maconi; Alois Hollerweger; Tomas Ripolles; Nadia Pallotta; Antony Higginson; Carla Serra; Christoph F. Dietrich; Ioan Sporea; Adrian Saftoiu; Klaus Dirks; Trygve Hausken; Emma Calabrese; Laura Romanini; Christian Maaser; Dieter Nuernberg; Odd Helge Gilja

doi:10.1055/s-0042-115410

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Table of Contents

Ultraschall Med 2017; 38(03): 273-284
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-115410

Guidelines & Recommendations

EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Short version)

EFSUMB-Empfehlungen und Leitlinien des Gastrointestinalen Ultraschalls - Teil 1: Untersuchungstechniken und Normalbefund (Kurzversion)

Kim Nylund

¹National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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Giovanni Maconi

²Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, “L.Sacco” University Hospital, Milan, Italy

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Alois Hollerweger

³Department of Radiology, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Salzburg, Austria

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Tomas Ripolles

⁴Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain

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Nadia Pallotta

⁵Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy

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Antony Higginson

⁶Department of Radiology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Carla Serra

⁷Department of Digestive System, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital and University of Bologna, Italy

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Christoph F. Dietrich

⁸Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany

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Ioan Sporea

⁹Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes", University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania

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Adrian Saftoiu

¹⁰Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania

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Klaus Dirks

¹¹Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Rems-Murr-Klinikum Winnenden, Germany

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Trygve Hausken

¹²Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, and Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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Emma Calabrese

¹³Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy

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Laura Romanini

¹⁴Dept. of Radiology, Radiologia 1, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy

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Christian Maaser

¹⁵Outpatients Department of Gastroenterology, University Teaching Hospital Lueneburg, Germany

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Dieter Nuernberg

¹⁶Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany

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Odd Helge Gilja

¹⁷National Centre of Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway

› Author Affiliations

Abstract

In October 2014 the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology formed a Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) task force group to promote the use of GIUS in a clinical setting. One of the main objectives of the task force group was to develop clinical recommendations and guidelines for the use of GIUS under the auspices of EFSUMB. The first part, gives an overview of the examination techniques for GIUS recommended by experts in the field. It also presents the current evidence for the interpretation of normal sonoanatomical and physiological features as examined with different ultrasound modalities.

Zusammenfassung

Im Oktober 2014 bildete die „European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology“ einen Arbeitskreis „Gastrointestinaler Ultraschall“ (GIUS), um den Einsatz des GIUS in der klinischen Praxis voranzutreiben. Eines der Hauptziele des Arbeitskreises war die Erarbeitung klinischer Empfehlungen und Leitlinien für den Einsatz des GIUS unter der Schirmherrschaft des EFSUMB. Der erste Teil gibt einen Überblick über die Untersuchungsmethoden des GIUS, wie er von Experten auf diesem Gebiet empfohlen wurde. Außerdem wird die derzeit aktuelle Evidenz für die Interpretation normaler sonoanatomischer und physiologischer Merkmale, wie sie mit unterschiedlichen Ultraschallmethoden untersucht wurden, präsentiert.

Key words

guideline - ultrasound - gastrointestinal - examination technique - normal variants

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