Endoscopic Ultrasound Center - Lake Elsinore, CA
Lake Elsinore Gastroenterologist Doctors for Endoscopic UltrasoundType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Lake Elsinore * Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Temecula Valley Digestive Disease Consultants AMC  Temecula Valley Digestive Disease Consultants AMC  Rakesh Chopra MD  Rakesh Chopra MD  Yogendra Patel MD  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Galen Huang MD  Vinod Mishra MD FACG  Benjamin Chung MD  Ravi Thiruvengadam MD  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  J Frank Arguello MD  Mission Internal Medical Group  Ali A Oliai MD  Poneh Rahimi MD  Gastrointestinal Healthcare of Orange County  Orange County Gastroenterology  Orange County Gastroenterology  Pacific Gastroenterology  Shahram Javaheri MD  South Orange County Gastroenterology  Nav Gujral MD  Rose T Codini MD  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Milan Chakrabarty MD  Mai-Ching Chien MD  S R Nakka MD & Joungser Hong MD  S R Nakka MD & Joungser Hong MD  Ajeet R Singhvi MD  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Transplant Hepatology  Ardalan Babaknia MD  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  Lino DeGuzman MD  Fang F Yu MD PhD  Gail Schoenau MD  Jun-Ichi Ohara MD  Herbert H Lee MD  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  J Robert Evans MD  San Bernardino Medical Group  Banning Specialty Care Center  Beaver Medical Group Highland  Beaver Medical Group Highland  Beaver Medical Group Highland  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Madhukar Jigjinni MD  Carlos Saad MD  Umesh Shah MD  Norman Bain MD  Peter H Broekelschen MD  Chuang T Hung MD  John J Kim MD  Sudhir K Reddy MD  Surinder Saini MD  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  Dwaraknath Reddy, MD  La Veta Gastoenterology  David B Stanton MD & Associates  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Jeffrey M Shapiro MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Harold Maizel MD  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Manuchehr Darani MD  Yong Chung MD Lake Elsinore, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
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Endoscopic UltrasoundRead the Endoscopic Ultrasound article » What is Endoscopic Ultrasound?Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) combines endoscopy and ultrasound in order to obtain images and information about the digestive tract and the surrounding tissue and organs. Endoscopy refers to the procedure of inserting a long flexible tube via the mouth or the rectum to visualize the digestive tract (for further information, please visit the Colonoscopy and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy articles), whereas ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the organs and structures inside the body such as ovaries, uterus, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, aorta, etc. Traditional ultrasound sends sound waves to the organ(s) and back with a transducer placed on the skin overlying the organ(s) of interest. images obtained by traditional ultrasound are not always of high quality. In EUS a small ultrasound transducer is installed on the tip of the endoscope. By inserting the endoscope into the upper or the lower digestive tract one can obtain high quality ultrasound images of the organs inside the body. Placing the transducer on the tip of an endoscope allows the transducer to get close to the organs inside the body. Because of the proximity of the EUS transducer to the organ(s) of interest, the images obtained are frequently more accurate and more detailed than the ones obtained by traditional ultrasound. The EUS also can obtain information about the layers of the intestinal wall as well as adjacent areas such as lymph nodes and the blood vessels. Other uses of EUS include studying the flow of blood inside blood vessels using Doppler ultrasound, and to obtain tissue samples by passing a special needle, under ultrasound guidance, into enlarged lymph nodes or suspicious tumors. The tissue or cells obtained by the needle can be examined by a pathologist under a microscope. The process of obtaining tissue with a thin needle is called f... Recommended Reading Related to Endoscopic UltrasoundIntroductionWhile the patient's history and physical examination are the building blocks of making a medical diagnosis, the ability to peer inside the body can be a powerful tool. Ultrasound is an imaging technique that provides that ability to medical practitioners. What is an ultrasound?Ultrasound produces sound waves that are beamed into the body causing return echoes that are recorded to "visualize" structures beneath the skin. The ability to measure different echoes reflected from a variety of tissues allows a shadow picture to be constructed. The technology is especially accurate at seeing the interface between solid and fluid filled spaces. These are actually the same principles that allow SONAR on boats to see the bottom of the ocean. What is ultrasonography?Ultrasonography is body imaging using ultrasound in medical diagnosis. A skilled ultrasound technician is able to... Other Related Endoscopic Ultrasound ArticlesEmergency Contact for Lake Elsinore
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