Vh. Nargund et al., RADIOGRAPHER-PERFORMED ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC ULTRASOUND - ITS VALUE INA UROLOGY OUTPATIENT-CLINIC, British Journal of Urology, 73(4), 1994, pp. 366-368
Objective To assess the efficacy of radiographer-performed ultrasound
examination as a routine investigative procedure in a urological out-p
atient clinic. Patients and methods A total of 151 patients attending
a District General Hospital Urological Out-patient Department underwen
t an ultrasound examination in the clinic. Results Diagnosis by ultras
ound was achieved in 93% of patients. The remaining patients underwent
further investigations. Two (1%) patients with normal scans had small
bladder tumours. Subsequent intravenous urography in these individual
s showed normal upper tracts. Conclusion Abdominal and pelvic ultrasou
nd examination performed in the urological out-patient clinic on unpre
pared patients was the only investigation necessary for evaluation of
common problems such as non-specific urinary symptoms, recurrent urina
ry tract infections and bladder outlet obstruction.