A procedure in which an endoscope is inserted into the body. An endoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument that has a light and a lens for viewing. A probe at the end of the endoscope is used to bounce high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) off internal organs to make a picture (sonogram). Also called endoscopic ultrasound and EUS.
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Ultrasonography of internal organs using an ultrasound transducer sometimes mounted on a fibreoptic endoscope. In endosonography the transducer converts electronic signals into acoustic pulses or continuous waves and acts also as a receiver to detect reflected pulses from within the organ. An audiovisual-electronic interface converts the detected o...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: en′dō-son-og′ră-fē Definitions: 1. Ultrasonography performed using an ultrasound transducer mounted on or passed through a fiberoptic endoscope.
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