The use of a pocket-sized ultrasound device improves physical examination: results of an in- and outpatient cohort study.

The use of a pocket-sized ultrasound device improves physical examination: results of an in- and outpatient cohort study.

The performance of pocket mobile ultrasound devices (PUDs) is comparable with that of standard ultrasonography, whereas the accuracy of a physical examination is often poor requiring further tests to assess diagnostic hypotheses. Adding the use of PUD to physical examination could lead to an increme...

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Main Authors: Agostino Colli, Daniele Prati, Mirella Fraquelli, Sergio Segato, Pier Paolo Vescovi, Fabrizio Colombo, Carlo Balduini, Serena Della Valle, Giovanni Casazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368724?pdf=render

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