The evolution of diagnostic EUS: Milestones, technologies, and global contributions

Christoph Frank Dietrich; Manoop S. Bhutani; Laurent Palazzo; Barbara Braden; Christian Jenssen; Masayuki Kitano; Kathleen Möller; Svein Ødegaard; Siyu Sun; Peter Vilmann; Yasunobu Yamashita; Pietro Fusaroli

doi:10.1097/eus.0000000000000168

The evolution of diagnostic EUS: Milestones, technologies, and global contributions

Christoph Frank Dietrich^*, Manoop S. Bhutani, Laurent Palazzo, Barbara Braden, Christian Jenssen, Masayuki Kitano, Kathleen Möller, Svein Ødegaard, Siyu Sun, Peter Vilmann, Yasunobu Yamashita, Pietro Fusaroli

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Gastroenterology

Abstract

EUS has evolved remarkably from rigid, blind probes in the 1950s to sophisticated imaging and tissue acquisition techniques today. Although initially met with skepticism, EUS has become indispensable in diagnosing and staging gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary diseases. This article traces the historical milestones and technological innovations of diagnostic EUS, setting the stage for a subsequent review of therapeutic applications.

Original language	English
Journal	Endoscopic Ultrasound
Volume	15
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
ISSN	2303-9027
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/eus.0000000000000168
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2026

Keywords

diagnostic imaging
endosonography
EUS
EUS-guided biopsy
gastrointestinal oncology
pancreatic diseases
technological innovation
ultrasound history

Access to Document

10.1097/eus.0000000000000168Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

Cite this

@article{b042b2f5b0e24201a55ab9ac1e957243,

title = "The evolution of diagnostic EUS: Milestones, technologies, and global contributions",

abstract = "EUS has evolved remarkably from rigid, blind probes in the 1950s to sophisticated imaging and tissue acquisition techniques today. Although initially met with skepticism, EUS has become indispensable in diagnosing and staging gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary diseases. This article traces the historical milestones and technological innovations of diagnostic EUS, setting the stage for a subsequent review of therapeutic applications.",

keywords = "diagnostic imaging, endosonography, EUS, EUS-guided biopsy, gastrointestinal oncology, pancreatic diseases, technological innovation, ultrasound history",

author = "Dietrich, \{Christoph Frank\} and Bhutani, \{Manoop S.\} and Laurent Palazzo and Barbara Braden and Christian Jenssen and Masayuki Kitano and Kathleen M{\"o}ller and Svein {\O}degaard and Siyu Sun and Peter Vilmann and Yasunobu Yamashita and Pietro Fusaroli",

note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2026 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwers Health, Inc on behalf of Scholar Media Publishing.",

year = "2026",

month = feb,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1097/eus.0000000000000168",

language = "English",

volume = "15",

pages = "1--12",

journal = "Endoscopic Ultrasound",

issn = "2303-9027",

publisher = "Wolters Kluwer Health",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The evolution of diagnostic EUS

T2 - Milestones, technologies, and global contributions

AU - Dietrich, Christoph Frank

AU - Bhutani, Manoop S.

AU - Palazzo, Laurent

AU - Braden, Barbara

AU - Jenssen, Christian

AU - Kitano, Masayuki

AU - Möller, Kathleen

AU - Ødegaard, Svein

AU - Sun, Siyu

AU - Vilmann, Peter

AU - Yamashita, Yasunobu

AU - Fusaroli, Pietro

PY - 2026/2/1

Y1 - 2026/2/1

N2 - EUS has evolved remarkably from rigid, blind probes in the 1950s to sophisticated imaging and tissue acquisition techniques today. Although initially met with skepticism, EUS has become indispensable in diagnosing and staging gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary diseases. This article traces the historical milestones and technological innovations of diagnostic EUS, setting the stage for a subsequent review of therapeutic applications.

AB - EUS has evolved remarkably from rigid, blind probes in the 1950s to sophisticated imaging and tissue acquisition techniques today. Although initially met with skepticism, EUS has become indispensable in diagnosing and staging gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary diseases. This article traces the historical milestones and technological innovations of diagnostic EUS, setting the stage for a subsequent review of therapeutic applications.

KW - diagnostic imaging

KW - endosonography

KW - EUS

KW - EUS-guided biopsy

KW - gastrointestinal oncology

KW - pancreatic diseases

KW - technological innovation

KW - ultrasound history

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105035301153

U2 - 10.1097/eus.0000000000000168

DO - 10.1097/eus.0000000000000168

M3 - Review

C2 - 41938150

AN - SCOPUS:105035301153

SN - 2303-9027

VL - 15

SP - 1

EP - 12

JO - Endoscopic Ultrasound

JF - Endoscopic Ultrasound

IS - 1

ER -

The evolution of diagnostic EUS: Milestones, technologies, and global contributions

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this