Keeping in mind insurance guidelines, at what point during primary-prevention screening and assessment should abdominal ultrasound be ordered, particularly in individuals who smoke, are older than age ...

For your abdominal ultrasound, we must ask that you have nothing to eat or drink eight hours prior to the exam. It is very important to be properly prepped for an abdominal ultrasound. If you are on ...

New mothers often overlook a crucial post-birth check, which is an imaging scan, vital for detecting issues like retained ...

What Is an AAA Screening Ultrasound? An AAA screening (or abdominal aortic aneurysm screening) is an ultrasound that looks at the main blood vessels in the abdomen. This imaging study allows your ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm that bursts can cause potentially fatal internal bleeding. One-time screening with abdominal ultrasound is currently recommended for older men who have ever smoked.

OBJECTIVE: We studied the validity and reproducibility of a new abdominal ultrasound protocol for the assessment of intra-abdominal adipose tissue. MEASUREMENTS: Intra-abdominal adipose tissue was ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

Ultrasound can’t detect stomach ulcers as easily as other methods, like upper endoscopy. But since ultrasound is noninvasive, it might be beneficial in some situations, like detecting large ulcers or ...

If your doctor suspects a kidney disease or distention of the stomach, you might be advised to undergo an ultrasound of the upper abdomen. Unlike X-rays, where radiations are passed through the body ...

Alsayegh, B. , Taso, O. , Dreidi, A. , Alzubi, A. and Alzwaherh, S. (2026) Complicated Gastroschisis with Progressive Fetal ...

Pancreatic cancer develops from uncontrolled cell growth in the pancreas. Doctors may use an ultrasound to help detect pancreatic cancer as part of their diagnosis. Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can ...

Two Cases report at the Teaching Hospital of Angre, Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 15, 2160-2168. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2025.1512183 . Abdominal pregnancy, a rare ...