Diagnostic Capacity of Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Devices at Point of Care by a Non-radiologist Resident in Patients with Suspected Abdominal Pathology
Studies have reported the usefulness and tolerability in practice of abdominal ultrasound performed by non-radiologists in various clinical situations. This prospective observational single-center study included 184 patients hospitalized in an internal medicine department who underwent conventional abdominal ultrasound. A medical resident with basic training performed point-of-care clinical ultrasound using a pocket-sized device. The concordance obtained between the researcher and the radiologist was good (k>0.6) for the gallbladder, splenomegaly, longitudinal diameter of the kidney, presence of renal cysts and hydronephrosis.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Miguel Ángel López Zúñiga, Tomas Vallejo Palomino, Miriam Auxiliadora Martin Toro, Alba Maria Castillo Fernández, Desiree Gerez Neira, Ascensión María Vílchez Parras, Maria Isabel Villa García, Justo Martínez Colmenero, Francisco Padilla Moreno, Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
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