Open AccessUltrasonographic study of mechanosensory properties in human esophagus during mechanical distension
Author(s) -
Eva Ladekjær Larsen,
Hariprasad Reddy,
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes,
Lars ArendtNielsen,
Hans Gregersen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4517
Subject(s) - distension , esophagus , medicine , sensation , mechanosensation , anatomy , intensity (physics) , surgery , physics , receptor , ion channel , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , biology
To study the esophageal geometry and mechanosensation using endoscopic ultrasonography during volume-controlled ramp distensions in the distal esophagus.