Can sonographers offer an accurate upper abdominal ultrasound service in a district general hospital?

Radiography

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-33

  Dongola, N A ^a   Guy, Rosemary L ^a   Ward, S ^a   Giles, J A ^a  

^a St Leonards on Sea   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Quality of service; Radiographers; Recommendations; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SURGERY;

EID: 0038034158     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-8174(03)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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