Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms using a dedicated portable ultrasound system: early results | Zendy

WillemJan Flu | Zendy; J.P. van Kuijk | Zendy; E.J.W. Merks | Zendy; R. Kuiper | Zendy; Hence JM Verhagen | Zendy; Johan G. Bosch | Zendy; N. Bom | Zendy; Jeroen J. Bax | Zendy; Don Poldermans | Zendy

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Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms using a dedicated portable ultrasound system: early results

Author(s) -

WillemJan Flu,

J.P. van Kuijk,

E.J.W. Merks,

R. Kuiper,

Hence JM Verhagen,

Johan G. Bosch,

N. Bom,

Jeroen J. Bax,

Don Poldermans

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

european journal of echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1525-2167

pISSN - 1532-2114

DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jep081

Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , abdominal aortic aneurysm , radiology , aortic aneurysm , aneurysm

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are often diagnosed at time of (impending) rupture leading to a dramatic increase of morbidity and mortality. A simple screening device might be the key solution for widespread AAA screening. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of a new portable ultrasound scanner (Aortascan BVI 9600) developed for automatic AAA detection.

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