SOURCE: Medical News Today
DATE: March 3, 2010
EXCERPT: "In a bold, eye-opening editorial in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Harvard Professor, Beryl Benacerraf, MD, urges the medical community to use ultrasound instead of Computed Tomography (CT) as the first-line imaging test for better diagnosis capability in the evaluation of acute female pelvic and lower abdominal conditions.
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Citing a recent study from the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the vast use of imaging procedures that involved radiation exposure, Dr Benacerraf emphasizes the fact that "radiation exposure is cumulative, and each exposure adds incrementally to the long-term danger of cancer". Alternatively, ultrasound is safe, radiation-free, and most frequently has superior diagnostic capability when evaluating patients with lower abdominal conditions. The advancement of ultrasound technology has resulted in machines that are less operator-dependent with the ability to poduce images that can be evaluated in multiple views with 3D volume imaging. more
RELATED PUBMED LINK:
Benacerraf BR. Why has computed tomography won and ultrasound lost the market share of imaging for acute pelvic conditions in the female patient? J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Mar;29(3):327-8. No abstract available.
*Note: if you do not have access to this journal, contact your local librarian for assistance in accessing this article through library resources.
DATE: March 3, 2010
EXCERPT: "In a bold, eye-opening editorial in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Harvard Professor, Beryl Benacerraf, MD, urges the medical community to use ultrasound instead of Computed Tomography (CT) as the first-line imaging test for better diagnosis capability in the evaluation of acute female pelvic and lower abdominal conditions.
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Citing a recent study from the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the vast use of imaging procedures that involved radiation exposure, Dr Benacerraf emphasizes the fact that "radiation exposure is cumulative, and each exposure adds incrementally to the long-term danger of cancer". Alternatively, ultrasound is safe, radiation-free, and most frequently has superior diagnostic capability when evaluating patients with lower abdominal conditions. The advancement of ultrasound technology has resulted in machines that are less operator-dependent with the ability to poduce images that can be evaluated in multiple views with 3D volume imaging. more
RELATED PUBMED LINK:
Benacerraf BR. Why has computed tomography won and ultrasound lost the market share of imaging for acute pelvic conditions in the female patient? J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Mar;29(3):327-8. No abstract available.
*Note: if you do not have access to this journal, contact your local librarian for assistance in accessing this article through library resources.
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