Natori H, Tamaki S, Izumi S, Joshita Y, Kira S
Ultrasound Med Biol. 1983;Suppl 2:339-43.
Transesophageal ultrasound endoscopy by the linear array transducer built-in on top of the fiber optic gastroduodenoscope was applied for 13 clinical cases with various mediastinal lesions. It was quite valuable to diagnose mediastinal lesions such as lymphadenopathy in sarcoidosis, lymph node metastasis and direct invasion of lung cancer, dilatation of the diameter of the right pulmonary artery in pulmonary hypertension.
应用内置在纤维光学胃十二指肠镜顶端的线性阵列换能器进行经食管超声内镜检查，共检查了13例患有各种纵隔病变的临床病例。对于诊断纵隔病变，如结节病中的淋巴结病、肺癌的淋巴结转移和直接侵犯、肺动脉高压时右肺动脉直径扩张等，该检查具有重要价值。
