New Technique Yields Better Diagnoses
A state-of-the-art diagnostic technology now offered by UAB gives patients with digestive ailments more accurate and comprehensive diagnoses and treatment options. Endoscopic ultrasonography, or EUS, is used to visualize the digestive tract and adjacent organs. It joins the medical technique of endoscopy with the high frequency sound-wave technology known as ultrasound. The combination allows doctors to acquire and microscopically examine tissue in and around the digestive tract. "This technique is so versatile it can be used for a variety of diagnoses," said Mohamad Eloubeidi, M.D., director of endoscopic ultrasound within the UAB Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. "With this information, physicians can better determine the type of treatment a patient needs, whether it be surgery, radiation or chemotherapy."
Contact Tracy Bischoff, Media Relations, 205-934-8935 or access the full news release at http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=45345.
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