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* Abdominal ultrasound is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. | * Abdominal ultrasound is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm.<ref name="Lynch2004">{{cite journal|last1=Lynch|first1=Richard M|title=Accuracy of abdominal examination in the diagnosis of non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm|journal=Accident and Emergency Nursing|volume=12|issue=2|year=2004|pages=99–107|issn=09652302|doi=10.1016/j.aaen.2003.09.005}}</ref> | ||
*Ultrasound is both convenient and easy to preform with high specificity and sensitivity. | |||
[[File:PMC4374579 12876 2015 258 Fig2 HTML.png|center|thumbnail|Abdominal contrast-enhanced ultrasound: abdominal aortic aneurysm.<ref name="CocotaBadea2015">{{cite journal|last1=Cocota|first1=Ileana|last2=Badea|first2=Radu|last3=Scridon|first3=Traian|last4=Dumitrascu|first4=Dan L|title=Ischemic acute pancreatitis with pancreatic pseudocyst in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and generalized atheromatosis – case report|journal=BMC Gastroenterology|volume=15|issue=1|year=2015|issn=1471-230X|doi=10.1186/s12876-015-0258-6}}</ref>]] | [[File:PMC4374579 12876 2015 258 Fig2 HTML.png|center|thumbnail|Abdominal contrast-enhanced ultrasound: abdominal aortic aneurysm.<ref name="CocotaBadea2015">{{cite journal|last1=Cocota|first1=Ileana|last2=Badea|first2=Radu|last3=Scridon|first3=Traian|last4=Dumitrascu|first4=Dan L|title=Ischemic acute pancreatitis with pancreatic pseudocyst in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and generalized atheromatosis – case report|journal=BMC Gastroenterology|volume=15|issue=1|year=2015|issn=1471-230X|doi=10.1186/s12876-015-0258-6}}</ref>]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Study of choice
- Abdominal ultrasound is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm.[1]
- Ultrasound is both convenient and easy to preform with high specificity and sensitivity.
References
- ↑ Lynch, Richard M (2004). "Accuracy of abdominal examination in the diagnosis of non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm". Accident and Emergency Nursing. 12 (2): 99–107. doi:10.1016/j.aaen.2003.09.005. ISSN 0965-2302.
- ↑ Cocota, Ileana; Badea, Radu; Scridon, Traian; Dumitrascu, Dan L (2015). "Ischemic acute pancreatitis with pancreatic pseudocyst in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and generalized atheromatosis – case report". BMC Gastroenterology. 15 (1). doi:10.1186/s12876-015-0258-6. ISSN 1471-230X.