Dietrich Christoph F, Braden Barbara
Innere Medizin 2, Uhlandstr. 7, D-97980 Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2009;23(3):353-67. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.03.003.
Ultrasound has been established as a routine work-up imaging method in abdominal diseases. It assesses the morphology of intra-abdominal organs and depicts the normal and pathological anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract as well as of the biliopancreatic system. Ultrasound is the method of choice for visualisation of motion sequences since it is, in contrast to other imaging methods, a real-time method. The non-invasiveness and the repeatability of the method are important advantages when performing investigations of functional processes. Therefore, ultrasound is most suited for functional studies. Up to now, functional ultrasound and its potential have been undervalued. Functional ultrasound provides a widely available method to increase our understanding of functional processes and motility. The authors review the options of functional ultrasound and discuss its practical relevance.
超声已成为腹部疾病常规检查的影像学方法。它可评估腹内器官的形态，描绘胃肠道以及胆胰系统的正常和病理解剖结构。超声是观察运动序列的首选方法，因为与其他成像方法不同，它是一种实时成像方法。在进行功能过程研究时，该方法的非侵入性和可重复性是重要优势。因此，超声最适合进行功能研究。到目前为止，功能超声及其潜力一直未得到充分重视。功能超声提供了一种广泛可用的方法，以增进我们对功能过程和运动性的理解。作者回顾了功能超声的应用，并讨论了其实践意义。
