Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening using a hand-held ultrasound device. "A pilot study".
This study shows the usefulness of a small, portable hand-held echo ultrasound device for the screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Vourvouri
E C
EC
Thoraxcentre, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Poldermans
D
D
Schinkel
A F
AF
Sozzi
F B
FB
Bax
J J
JJ
van Urk
H
H
Roelandt
J R
JR
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*