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Is fasting a necessary preparation for abdominal ultrasound?
Is fasting a necessary preparation for abdominal ultrasound?
- Source :
- BMC Medical Imaging, BMC Medical Imaging, Vol 3, Iss 1, p 1 (2003)
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Objective To study the effect of fasting on the technical success of abdominal ultrasound examination. Methods In a randomized, prospective study, 150 patients for abdominal ultrasound were divided into two groups of 75 patients each with instructions to fast for six hours or have normal breakfast respectively. Result The technical success of the abdominal ultrasound performed by radiologists blinded to the instruction did not differ significantly between the groups. Conclusion It appears that routine fasting before abdominal ultrasound is not necessary.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Medical technology
business.industry
Abdominal ultrasound
Technical success
Ultrasound
Quality
lcsh:R855-855.5
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Image
Medicine
Visibility
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Abdominal
Radiology
Prospective cohort study
business
Research Article
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- ISSN :
- 14712342
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC medical imaging
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....14da3653e44b56b45f20dd132d632a40