Factors affecting image quality and diagnostic efficacy in abdominal sonography: A prospective study of 140 patients

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1993, Pages 623-630

  Shmulewitz, Ascher ^a   Teefey, Sharlene A ^b   Robinson, Brent S ^a  

^a Advanced Technology Laboratories   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal sonography; Image quality; Phase aberration

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; CICATRIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGAMENTS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0027524511     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.1870210909     Document Type: Article

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