- Medical Weight LossEUS provides your doctor with more information than other imaging tests by providing detailed images of your digestive tract. Your doctor can use EUS to diagnose certain conditions that may cause abdominal pain or abnormal weight loss.
- Emergency Care
- ColonoscopyColonoscopy is an examination of the lining of your large intestine (colon). This may be recommended as a screening test for colorectal cancer.
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- EndoscopySmall Bowel Capsule Endoscopy detects conditions of the small intestine by examing the lining with a “pill” sized camera.
- UltrasoundYou may be referred to have an endoscopic ultrasound or EUS, which will help your doctor evaluate or treat your condition.
- MRIMost patients consider the test comfortable. The capsule endoscope is about the size of a large pill. After ingesting the capsule and until it is excreted, you should not be near an MRI device or schedule an MRI examination.
- X-Rays
- Computed TomographyEUS is also used to evaluate known abnormalities, including lumps or lesions, which were detected at a prior endoscopy or were seen on x-ray tests, such as a computed tomography (CT) scan. EUS provides a detailed image of the lump or lesion, which can help your doctor determine its origin and help treatment decisions. EUS can be used to diagnose diseases of the pancreas, bile duct and gallbladder when other tests are inconclusive or conflicting.
- Cyst
- Lesions
- Allergies