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The Accuracy of a Hand‐held Real Time Ultrasound Scanner for Estimating Bladder Volume
Author(s) -
RAVICHANDRAN G.,
FELLOWS G. J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1983.tb07073.x
Subject(s) - scanner , volume (thermodynamics) , medicine , ultrasound , nuclear medicine , biomedical engineering , radiology , computer science , artificial intelligence , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary— In a prospective study using a portable real time ultrasound scanner, 82 estimations of the bladder volume were made in male patients with neurogenic bladder and these were compared in each case with the measured volume of urine obtained by catheterisation performed immediately after estimation. A further 25 estimations/measurements were made in patients in whom the bladder volume was less than 150 ml. Both studies showed that the scanner offered a reproducible and safe alternative to catheterisation for estimatng bladder volumes. The accuracy is sufficient for most clinical purposes.