Search Tag: abdominal aortic aneurysm

IMAGING Management

Hand-held-ultrasound-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-detection

2017 09 May

A prospective study of a screening programme using hand-held ultrasound, led by family physicians in primary healthcare (PHC) settings, suggests that the programme was easy to administer, rapid, and successful in the early detection of abdominal aortic aneurysm. The study is published in the journal PLoS ONE. See Also : Doppler Sound Database:...Read more

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Abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-men-benefit-from-ultrasound-screening

2015 13 Jun

Men benefit from one-time ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in terms of reduced risk of dying, fewer abdominal aorta ruptures and avoidance of emergency surgery, according to a systematic review of worldwide data on AAAs. No such evidence is available for women, say researchers from the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency...Read more