A surgical approach to diagnostic ultrasound and its relation to other organ imaging techniques.
Ultrasound can be of considerable help to the surgeon in the diagnosis of non-bowel abdominal lesions and of peripheral soft tissue masses. Its relationship to established radiological and nuclear medicine technqiues and computed tomography is discussed. The place of ultrasound in an organ imaging department is outlined.
D000005:Abdomen; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis