A review of the roles of clinical ultrasound technology in blunt abdominal trauma

Ugwu; A.C.; Erondu O .F.

doi:10.5897/AJB08.014

African Journal of
Biotechnology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/AJB
Start Year: 2002
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Review

A review of the roles of clinical ultrasound technology in blunt abdominal trauma

Ugwu, A.C.1* and Erondu O .F.2

1Radiology Department Federal Medical Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. 2Department of Physics, Rivers state University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Article Number - 6A7C2038794
Vol.7(25), pp. 4976-4978 , December 2008
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB08.014

Published: 29 December 2008

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Abstract

Advances in gray scale imaging, contrast- enhanced harmonic imaging and Doppler technologies have improved the effectiveness of ultrasonography in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma (BAT). The use of ultrasonography in the evaluation of the abdomen benefits from an understanding of the abdominal anatomy and familiarity with the acoustic signatures of lesions encountered in parenchymal injuries and the echogenicity of hemoperitoneun at different stages of transition.

Key words: Ultrasonography, blunt abdominal trauma, contrast agent, free fluid.

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A review of the roles of clinical ultrasound technology in blunt abdominal trauma

Ugwu, A.C.1* and Erondu O .F.2

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