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Expanded criteria for the ultrasonic diagnosis of gallstones
Author(s) -
Crow Harte C.,
Bartrum Royal J.,
Foote Sheila R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870040412
Subject(s) - medicine , gallstones , ultrasonic sensor , gallbladder , radiology , ultrasound , ultrasonography , general surgery , surgery
The ultrasonic examination of the gallbladder for stones can be an accurate procedure if an expanded set of criteria are used. Employing such criteria we have been able to reach a diagnosis in 92 percent of examinations with no false positive and no false negative results. The expanded criteria are described and several illustrative examples are shown.