G. Maconi · G. Bianchi Porro (Eds.)

2007

In recent decades technological advances, scientific innovations and improved skills of operators have made sonography of the gastrointestinal tract increasingly important in diagnostic work-up and medical decision-making for gastrointestinal disorders, both in acute and non-acute conditions. Thanks to its non-invasiveness, ready availability, repeatability and accuracy, ultrasonographic examination of the gastrointestinal tract is currently employed in many suspected acute and chronic inflammatory conditions, not only for purely diagnostic purposes, but also for management of well-known gastrointestinal diseases.