Application of ultrasound in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tumors

• Main Authors: XianZhe Yu, YanNi Yang, JianGuo Li
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
• Series: European Journal of Inflammation
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1177/2058739220961194

Gastrointestinal tumors are common tumors in the digestive system. Early diagnosis of gastrointestinal tumors is the key to improve prognosis and curative effect of patients with tumors. Compared with other methods of examination and diagnosis, ultrasound examination has the advantages of simple operation, non-invasive, economical, and repeatable operation. With the advancement of ultrasound technology and the development of ultrasound contrast agents, ultrasound examination is more and more applied to gastrointestinal examination. Ultrasound cannot only observe the gastrointestinal wall, but also evaluate the surrounding lesions and metastases, as well as preoperative analysis and postoperative follow-up of gastrointestinal tumors. We reviewed the diagnostic applications of ultrasound in gastrointestinal tumors.