Biomedical subjects

Svein Odegaard

Publications and source records attributed to Svein Odegaard.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

Morphology and motor function of the gastrointestinal tract examined with endosonography.

Endosonography is a useful tool for studying the morphology and motor function of the gastrointestinal tract. Intraluminal ultrasonography is the common denomination of ultrasound examinations using intracorporal transducers which are inserted into the GI tract. Thus, the visceral wall and adjacent structures can be imaged in detail. This review describes the usefulness of endosonography in gastroenterology, in particular with respect to studies of the biomechanical and motor function of the gastrointestinal tract. New techniques such as 3-D EUS, elastography and strain rate imaging are discussed.

Biomechanical Phenomena↗

PubMed2005

3-D endobronchial ultrasonography--a post mortem study.

Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) using balloon-embedded probes may cause airway obstruction and requires a rapid scanning procedure. Three-dimensional (3-D) postprocessing of sequential 2-D images may allow detailed studies on a rapidly acquired image volume. We applied a 3-D reconstruction program on EBUS recordings acquired with a radial-scanning probe during a controlled pullback procedure in water-filled airways in five corpses. The aim was to acquire EBUS images under optimized conditions and to test a 3-D software program for postprocessing. Under post mortem conditions, 3-D images were obtained, allowing any-plane imaging and measurements, application of different rendering and visualization algorithms and merging of overlapping volumes.

Bronchi↗