Guidelines Clinical Practice
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2009; 15(2): 160-168
Published online Jan 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.160
Figure 4
Figure 4 The circumferential, radial and longitudinal deformation of the oesophageal muscle layer is here described as the stretch ratio and as a function of the radius. The stretch ratio and radius are calculated based on endosonography. Data are from 12 healthy volunteers and shows a tensile circumferential stretch, radial compression and longitudinal shortening. Modified from [17].