The use of a pocket-sized ultrasound device improves physical examination: results of an in- and outpatient cohort study.
Agostino Colli,Daniele Prati,Mirella Fraquelli,Sergio Segato,Pier Paolo Vescovi,Fabrizio Colombo,Carlo L. Balduini,Serena Della Valle,Giovanni Casazza +8 more
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After a simple and short training course, a PUD examination can be used in addition to a physical examination to improve the answer to ten common clinical questions concerning in- and outpatients, and can reduce the need for further testing.Abstract:
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The performance of pocket mobile ultrasound devices (PUDs) is comparable with that of standard ultrasonography, whereas the accuracy of a physical examination is often poor requiring further tests to assess diagnostic hypotheses. Adding the use of PUD to physical examination could lead to an incremental benefit.read more
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