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Upper-abdominal ultrasonography was performed on all screened individuals and confirmed that none of these individuals had evidence of polycystic kidney disease.
Pregnancies were confirmed by ultrasonography on Day 45.
Where clinically indicated, the evaluation may also include carotid ultrasonography; MR, CT, or digital subtraction angiography; transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography; resting and ambulatory electrocardiography; intracranial arterial imaging; and additional blood testing.
Since the pioneering study on the role of UHCT in the evaluation of ureteric colic by Smith et al [ 1 ] in 1995, a number of studies have shown the superiority of non-contrast enhanced CT over IVU and Ultrasonography [ 2 3 4 5 ] . Its sensitivity and specificity is reported to be more than 95% and 96 % respectively [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ] . An important disadvantage is a higher radiation dose to the patient [ 7 ] . Denton [ 8 ] noted a difference of 2.5 mSv versus 4.7 mSv in the radiation dose to the patient between IVU and UHCT performed for renal colic.
Pulmonary embolism was diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms and signs combined with a high probability ventilation-perfusion scan in 20 of the 30, a positive pulmonary angiogram in 6, a positive high resolution chest CT in 2 and an intermediate probability ventilation-perfusion scan combined with a high clinical suspicion in 2. The 8 proximal deep venous thrombosis was diagnosed by duplex ultrasonography in seven and contrast venography in 1. Thirty-one of the 38 patients were treated with intravenous heparin followed by oral warfarin, five by placement of an inferior vena caval and oral warfarin and two by placement of an inferior vena caval filter followed by intravenous heparin and oral warfarin
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