The application of high-performance ultrasound probes increases anatomic depiction in obese patients

Abstract This study evaluated the impact of obesity on abdominal ultrasound diagnostics and assessed effect of high-performance ultrasound probes increased imaging quality. Lean and obese subjects (n = 40; 58% female) were categorized according to body mass index (BMI, 21 to 48 kg/m2). A highly stan...

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Main Authors: Sascha Heinitz, Jürgen Müller, Klaus-Vitold Jenderka, Haiko Schlögl, Michael Stumvoll, Matthias Blüher, Valentin Blank, Thomas Karlas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43509-9