Imaging techniques in the evaluation of morbidity in schistosomiasis mansoni

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 evaluat...

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Published in:Acta tropica 2008-11, Vol.108 (2), p.209-217
Main Authors: Lambertucci, José Roberto, Silva, Luciana Cristina dos Santos, Andrade, Luciene Mota, de Queiroz, Leonardo Campos, Carvalho, Vinicius Tostes, Voieta, Izabela, Antunes, Carlos Maurício
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computerized tomography
Echocardiography
Freshwater
Humans
Magnetic resonance
Radiography - methods
Schistosoma
Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis mansoni - diagnosis
Schistosomiasis mansoni - diagnostic imaging
Schistosomiasis mansoni - pathology
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography - methods
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.07.009