Chak A
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio 44118, USA.
Endoscopy. 2000 Feb;32(2):146-52. doi: 10.1055/s-2000-90.
Endosonography is primarily a diagnostic imaging modality, but new therapeutic applications are being developed. Miniprobe technology (ultrasound catheter probes) has led to new clinical applications. The staging of gastrointestinal cancers remains the major accepted indication for endosonography. Other conditions, such as chronic pancreatitis, portal hypertension, and inflammatory bowel diseases, are also being evaluated with endosonographic imaging.
内镜超声检查主要是一种诊断性成像方式，但新的治疗应用正在不断开发。微型探头技术（超声导管探头）带来了新的临床应用。胃肠道癌的分期仍然是内镜超声检查主要被认可的适应证。其他病症，如慢性胰腺炎、门静脉高压和炎症性肠病，也正在通过内镜超声成像进行评估。
