Utility of Abdominal Ultrasounds in the Investigation of Non-Specific ...
Utility of Abdominal Ultrasounds in the Investigation of Non-Specific ...
Utility of Abdominal Ultrasounds in the Investigation of Non-Specific ...
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Background<br />
• <strong>Abdom<strong>in</strong>al</strong> ultrasounds are frequently used to<br />
discern <strong>the</strong> diagnosis, but <strong>the</strong>ir utility is unclear,<br />
unless <strong>the</strong>re is a specific diagnostic suspicion,<br />
e.g. biliary or renal pathology (2,3).<br />
• <strong>Abdom<strong>in</strong>al</strong> ultrasounds are known to detect<br />
extraneous <strong>in</strong>formation:<br />
• Speets et. al. determ<strong>in</strong>ed an “<strong>in</strong>cidental<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g” rate <strong>of</strong> 43% among ultrasounds<br />
performed for specific RUQ pathology<br />
(4,6)
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