Does Orally-Administered Radiocontrast Impair Ultrasound Image Quality in Pediatric Patients?

Does Orally-Administered Radiocontrast Impair Ultrasound Image Quality in Pediatric Patients?

Introduction: It is commonly assumed that orally-administered radiocontrast material (ORC) preceding abdominal ultrasound (US) performance can obscure image quality and potentially impair diagnostic accuracy when assessing patients with abdominal pain. Due to this concern, ORC administration per pro...

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Main Authors: Amit Patel, Marla Levine, Eitan Dickman, Lawrence Haines, Peter Homel, Antonios Likourezos, Illya Pushkar, Jefferson Drapkin, Alexander Arroyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-01-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9dz5b95k

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