Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Using Non-imaging Hand-held Ultrasound Volume Scanner – A Pilot Study
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening program using hand-held ultrasound in primary healthcare
We determined the feasibility of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening program led by family physicians in public primary healthcare setting using hand-held ultrasound device. The potential study population was 11,214 men aged ≥ 60 years attended by three urban, public primary healthcare centers. Participants were recruited by randomly-selected telephone calls. Ultrasound examinations were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1078-5884
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.06.012