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Ultraschall Med 2017; 38(03): e1-e15
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-115853
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-115853
Guidelines & Recommendations
EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Long version)
EFSUMB-Empfehlungen und Leitlinien des Gastrointestinalen Ultraschalls - Teil 1: Untersuchungstechniken und Normalbefund (Langversion)Kim Nylund
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National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
,
Giovanni Maconi
2
Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, “L.Sacco” University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Alois Hollerweger
3
Department of Radiology, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Salzburg, Austria
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Tomas Ripolles
4
Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
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Nadia Pallotta
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Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy
,
Antony Higginson
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Department of Radiology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Carla Serra
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Department of Digestive System, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital and University of Bologna, Italy
,
Christoph F. Dietrich
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Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
,
Ioan Sporea
9
Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes", University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania
,
Adrian Saftoiu
10
Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania
,
Klaus Dirks
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Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Rems-Murr-Klinikum Winnenden, Germany
,
Trygve Hausken
12
Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, and Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
,
Emma Calabrese
13
Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
,
Laura Romanini
14
Dept. of Radiology, Radiologia 1, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy
,
Christian Maaser
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Outpatients Department of Gastroenterology, University Teaching Hospital Lueneburg, Germany
,
Dieter Nuernberg
16
Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany
,
Odd Helge Gilja
17
National Centre of Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
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Further Information
Publication History
24 June 2016
09 August 2016
Publication Date:
07 September 2016 (online)
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.
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