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Sonographic Assessment of Infectious Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract: from Scanning to Diagnosis by Margarita V. Revzin; Mariam Moshiri; Jamal Bokhari; John S. Pellerito; Christine Menias is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Background Sonography of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a practical, safe, inexpensive, and reproducible diagnostic tool for the evaluation, diagnosis, and follow-up of infectious bowel disease. The modality is rapidly gaining prominence among clinicians on a global scale. In the United States, however, ultrasound of the bowel remains underutilized primarily due to insufficient experience among radiologists and sonographers in performing sonographic bowel assessment. This lack of experience and knowledge results in misinterpretations, missed diagnoses, and underutilization of this modality in patients with acute abdomen, with the majority of GI pathology on sonography discovered incidentally. Objectives This article aims to demonstrate the characteristic sonographic findings associated with GI infectious processes as well as provide dedicated ultrasound protocols for evaluation of the GI tract. Conclusion This article serves a twofold purpose, raising awareness of the utility of this imaging modality within the radiology community and also providing practical teaching points for sonographic evaluation of infectious disorders of the GI tract.

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Author

Margarita V. Revzin; Mariam Moshiri; Jamal Bokhari; John S. Pellerito; Christine Menias

Publisher

Springer-Verlag; Springer New York LLC; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 2366-004X)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)