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Gray-Scale Ultrasonic CholecystographyA Primary Screening Procedure
Alan H. Wolson, MD;
Barry B. Goldberg, MD
JAMA. 1978;240(19):2073-2075.
Abstract
The accuracy of ultrasonic cholecystography is well established. However, oral cholecystography remains the primary screening examination. Ultrasonic and oral cholecystograms were performed in 100 consecutive patients to determine if ultrasound could be used as a primary screening procedure, particularly in patients with acute right-upper-quadrant pain, suggestive of acute cholecystitis. Ultrasound compared favorably with oral cholecystography in accuracy and specificity. It was also cost-effective, saving one to two days of hospitalization.
(JAMA 240:2073-2075, 1978)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Radiology, Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center (Dr Wolson) and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Drs Wolson and Goldberg), Philadelphia.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Radiology, Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center, 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18105 (Dr Wolson).
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