Endobronchial Ultrasound An Atlas and Practical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Herth, Felix J. F. (Editor), Ernst, Armin. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Cancer > Surgery.; Abdomen > Surgery.; Surgery.; Endoscopic surgery.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Thoracic Surgery.; Abdominal Surgery.; General Surgery.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.; Surgical Oncology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09437-3

It has been 25 years since the first reports on endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) began to appear in the medical literature. The technology involves placing an ultrasound transducer at the tip of an endoscope, which allows for ultrasound imaging to be performed from within the gastrointestinal (GI) l...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Principles of ultrasound
• Relevant thoracic anatomy
• Basic principles of TBNA
• Staging principles in lung cancer
• Technique and anatomy of radial ultrasound
• Ultrasound for interventional procedures
• Ultrasound for peripheral lesions
• EBUS TBNA bronchoscopy
• Comparison of EUS and EBUS guided needle aspiration
• Ultrasound as a therapeutic instrument.