%0 Journal Article
%T Report of the Second Satellite Symposium on Ultrasound in Schistosomiasis
%A Richter Joachim
%A Domingues Ana L¨²cia Coutinho
%A Barata Cristina H
%A Prata Aluizio R
%J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
%D 2001
%I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨²de
%X A group of experts on schistosomiasis and ultrasonography discussed the experiences and results obtained with the Niamey-Belo Horizonte Protocol on Ultrasonography in Schistosomiasis. A series of recomendations about qualitative and quantitative data obtained by ultrasound in studies performed in Africa and Brazil are presented. Imunological, genetic and epidemiological studies must rely on ultrasound for the identification of patients with periportal thickening/fibrosis.
%K schistosomiasis
%K schistosomiasis mansoni
%K ultrasound
%K periportal fibrosis
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000900023