Image quality of abdominal ultrasonography after esophagogastroduodenoscopy is preserved by using carbon dioxide insufflation: A non-inferiority test in the same subject

Because bowel gas deteriorates the image quality of abdominal ultrasonography (AUS), it is common to perform AUS prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). This one-way order limits the availability of examination appointments. To evaluate whether EGD using insufflation of carbon dioxide (CO2), whic...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Suda, Yukihiro Shirota, Hiroaki Takimoto, Yasunori Tsukada, Kensaku Takishita, Takahiro Nadamura, Masaki Miyazawa, Yuji Hodo, Tokio Wakabayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9521841/?tool=EBI