title: [Abdominal ultrasound: a task for the internist].
abstract: For the internist, ultrasound echography is the ideal bedside imaging technique to increase his diagnostic capabilities. It is not harmful, easy to apply, and cheap. It obviates the need to send a patient to the radiologist, which saves time and thus shortens the course of the illness. Echography should be integrated into the training of internists.
authors.affiliation: roosj@chello.nl
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Roos
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*