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Functional Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract

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Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract

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Functional ultrasound of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes studies of gastroduodenal and gallbladder motility and flow of luminal contents within the upper GI tract. Furthermore, it includes the effect of different meals and pharmacological intervention. Nutritional imaging comprimises ultrasound imaging to study the effects of nutrition such as fat, proteins and glucose on the function of the GI tract.

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  1. Section of Gastroenterology, National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Liesvei 65, 5021, Bergen, Norway

    Trygve Hausken & Odd Helge Gilja

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  1. Dipto. Gastroenterologia, Università Milano-Bicocca Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Milano, Italy

    Giovanni Maconi

  2. Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan, Italy

    Gabriele Bianchi Porro

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Hausken, T., Gilja, O.H. (2012). Functional Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract. In: Maconi, G., Bianchi Porro, G. (eds) Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2012_665

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