Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology RSS feed: Articles in Press. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (UMB) is the official journal of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. The journal publishes original contributions on significant advances in clinical diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic applications, new and improved clinical techniques, the physics, engineering and technology of ultrasound in medicine and biology, and the interactions between ultrasound and biological materials, including bioeffects. Extended reviews of subjects of contemporary interest in the field are also published, in addition to occasional editorial articles, clinical and technical notes, letters to the editor and a calendar of forthcoming meetings. It is the aim of the journal fully to meet the information and publication requirements of the clinicians, scientists, engineers and other professionals who constitute the biomedical ultrasonic community. Visit the web site of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology at: http://www.wfumb.org/ for more information, including affiliated organizations, congresses, newsletters and reports. http://www.umbjournal.org//inpress?rss=yesElsevier Inc.en © 2012 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology0301-56292012-02-03 © 2012 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. healthpermissions@elsevier.comhttp://www.umbjournal.org/article/PIIS0301562912000026/abstract?rss=yesAbstract: Our purpose was to study the accuracy of using endorectal ultrasonography (ERUS) with sterile coupling gels filling the rectum in the preoperative T-staging of rectal carcinoma. A total of 189 patients with confirmed rectal carcinoma were recruited. All underwent ERUS and surgery within the week following sonography. EURS was performed by introducing sterile coupling gel into the rectum. Two radiologists looked at the images at the same time and agreed upon staging. Rectal carcinoma was staged from Tis to T4. The accuracy of T-staging by ERUS was 89.95%. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV for ERUS at different stages were calculated. For early stage (Tis and T1), these values were 93.62%, 97.89%, 93.62% and 97.89%, respectively. ERUS filling with sterile coupling gel in the rectum overcomes the pressure effect from a water bath and the restriction caused by tumor stenosis, thus, greatly improving the accuracy of T-staging. The examination is real-time, safe and inexpensive.Improvement in T-Staging of Rectal Carcinoma: Using a Novel Endorectal Ultrasonography Technique with Sterile Coupling Gel Filling the Rectum - Corrected ProofYong Wang, Chun-Wu Zhou, Yu-Zhi Hao, Lin Li, Shang-Mei Liu, Xiao-Li Feng, Zhi-Xiang Zhou, Vivian Yee-Fong Leung10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.12.020Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (2012)2012-02-03Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology2012-02-03ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION