DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My doctor suggested I have an endoscopic ultrasound. What can I expect? Is it safe? ANSWER: Endoscopic ultrasound is a test that uses a special endoscope to look inside the body for ...

The first international Endoscopy Ultrasound and ERCP Workshop concluded last weekend, The News reports. Here’s are some takeaways from the event. 1. Endoscopic ultrasound can diagnose and cure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Although percutaneous liver biopsy is still the “gold standard,” advances in techniques and ...

A liver ultrasound is a noninvasive test that produces images of a person’s liver and its blood vessels. A liver ultrasound can help diagnose various conditions that affect the liver, such as fatty ...

A therapeutic endoscopic procedure provides treatment that is carried out via the endoscope. A procedure, which starts as a diagnostic or screening endoscopy, may become a therapeutic endoscopy ...

Your doctor may recommend a liver ultrasound to check for signs of liver disease, and knowing what to expect can help put you at ease. A liver ultrasound is one of a few tests your doctor can order if ...

Endoscopic ultrasound was developed primarily for imaging the pancreas and submucosal lesions. With the curved linear array echoendoscopes, accurate needle placement can be made into structures ...

A liver ultrasound is a procedure that uses sound waves to create images of your liver. It can capture your liver’s size, shape, and blood flow. A doctor may recommend this noninvasive procedure if ...

A liver ultrasound is a noninvasive test a doctor orders to examine the liver, its blood vessels, and sometimes the gallbladder. Abnormal results may indicate a person has liver disease or signal an ...

Researchers report that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) are 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms (abnormal growths or ...