Editing Echinococcosis (section)

===Cystic===
A formal diagnosis of any type of echinococcosis requires a combination of tools that involve imaging techniques, histopathology, or nucleic acid detection and serology. For cystic echinococcosis diagnosis, imaging is the main method—while serology tests (such as indirect hemogglutination, ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay), immunoblots or latex agglutination) that use antigens specific for ''E. granulosus'' verify the imaging results. The imaging technique of choice for cystic echinococcosis is ultrasonography, since it is not only able to visualize the cysts in the body's organs,<ref name="BrunettiEnrico">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brunetti E, Kern P, Vuitton DA |title=Expert consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in humans |journal=Acta Trop. |volume=114 |issue=1 |pages=1–16 |date=April 2010 |pmid=19931502 |doi=10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.11.001 |doi-access=free }}</ref> but it is also inexpensive, non-invasive and gives instant results.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Macpherson CN, Milner R |title=Performance characteristics and quality control of community based ultrasound surveys for cystic and alveolar echinococcosis |journal=Acta Trop. |volume=85 |issue=2 |pages=203–9 |date=February 2003 |pmid=12606098 |doi=10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00224-3}}</ref> In addition to ultrasonography, both MRI and CT scans can and are often used although an MRI is often preferred to CT scans when diagnosing cystic echinococcosis since it gives better visualization of liquid areas within the tissue.<ref name="BrunettiEnrico" />