title: [Echography with portable equipment. Its possibilities and limits in the hepatobiliary area].
abstract: Ultrasound examination of the liver by simple low-cost equipment (LCUS) is currently performed. In order to evaluate the accuracy of this imaging technique in the detection of liver diseases, 150 outpatients were examined with a LCUS unit. The same patients were then re-examined with more sophisticated equipment (SEUS) in a department of radiology. The images thus obtained were compared to the previous ones: LCUS appears to be a valuable screening method, even though several US features--i.e. hyperechogenicity of the liver, focal hypoechoic lesions, and microlithiasis--are better demonstrated by more sophisticated units.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Radiologico II, Ospedale Civile, Padova.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corbetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nassuato
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Okolicsanyi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zacchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000473:pathology*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: Ecografia con apparecchi portatili. Possibilità e limiti nella regione epato-biliare.