Endosonography

Synonyms

Echo Endoscopies

Echo Endoscopy

Echo-Endoscopies

Echo-Endoscopy

Endoscopic Ultrasonographies

Endoscopic Ultrasonography

Endoscopies, Echo

Endoscopies, Ultrasonic

Endoscopy, Echo

Endoscopy, Ultrasonic

Endosonographies

Ultrasonic Endoscopies

Ultrasonic Endoscopy

Ultrasonographies, Endoscopic

Ultrasonography, Endoscopic

Ultrasonography of internal organs using an ultrasound transducer sometimes mounted on a fiberoptic 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 or processed echo signals, which pass through the electronics of the instrument, into a form that the technologist can evaluate. The procedure should not be confused with ENDOSCOPY which employs a special instrument called an endoscope. The "endo-" of endosonography refers to the examination of tissue within hollow organs, with reference to the usual ultrasonography procedure which is performed externally or transcutaneously.