Imaging techniques in the evaluation of morbidity in schistosomiasis mansoni.

Abstract:

:Over the last 20 years a great advance has been observed in many aspects of medicine, and the advent of novel imaging techniques is certainly amongst the most important. In schistosomiasis these new methods caused a revolution in the definition of the clinical forms of the disease and in the evaluation of its complications, such as, liver fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension and neuroschistosomiasis, as never before. Herein we present an overview of the image methods used to diagnose schistosomiasis mansoni nowadays.

journal_name

Acta Trop

journal_title

Acta tropica

authors

Lambertucci JR,dos Santos Silva LC,Andrade LM,de Queiroz LC,Carvalho VT,Voieta I,Antunes CM

doi

10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.07.009

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-11-01 00:00:00

pages

209-17

issue

2-3

eissn

0001-706X

issn

1873-6254

pii

S0001-706X(08)00208-8

journal_volume

108

pub_type

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