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Ultrasonic contrast study to identify stomach tap water microbubbles
Author(s) -
Yeh HsuChong,
Wolf Bernard S.
Publication year - 1977
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.1870050307
Subject(s) - microbubbles , tap water , stomach , contrast (vision) , medicine , ultrasound , ultrasonic sensor , radiology , optics , environmental science , environmental engineering , physics
An ultrasound technique to rapidly distinguish gastric contents from a true mass by rescanning after drinking freshly drawn tap water is described. Microbubbles in the water produce strong echoes which typically efface the mass‐like appearance of the stomach.