J Korean Radiol Soc.  1994 Aug;31(2):295-300.

Histologic Correlation of Ultrasonic Layers of Surgically Resected Gastric Wall

• Kim JC
• Han SD

Abstract

PURPOSE
To define the histologic correlation of the ultrsonic gastric wall layers of resected human gastric specimens.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
UItrasound images of the gastric wall by using 5 or 7.5 MHz linear transducer were compared with the corresponding histologic sections of 30 surgically resected human gastric specimens.
RESULTS
Five layers seen from within on ultrasound images of the normal gastric wall corresponded to (1) the acoustic interface between fluid bathing the surgical specimen and the mucosal surface and a portion of the superficial mucosa, (2) the deep mucosa including the muscularis mucosae and most of the superficial mucosa, (3) the submucosa plus the acoustic interface between the submucosa and the muscularis propria, (4) the muscularis propria minus the acoustic interface between the submucosa and the muscularis propria, and (5) the serosa and the subserosal tissue plus the acoustic interface between the serosa and the fluid bathing the surgical specimen. Ultrasonic findings in gastric carcinomas corresponded to their histopathologic findings.
CONCLUSION
Histologic correlation of the ultrasonic gastric wall layers will provide us with a very useful and objective basis of gastric ultrasonography.

MeSH Terms

Acoustics
Baths
Humans
Mucous Membrane
Serous Membrane
Transducers
Ultrasonics*
Ultrasonography