The role of ultrasonography in the imaging of body packers comparison with CT: a prospective study

CENGEL F., Bulakci M., SELCUK T., SAVAS Y., CEYHAN M., KOCAK A., ...Daha Fazla

ABDOMINAL IMAGING, cilt.40, sa.7, ss.2143-2151, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00261-015-0430-z
  • Dergi Adı: ABDOMINAL IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2143-2151
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Body packing, Drug smuggling, Abdominal ultrasound, Computed tomography, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, DIAGNOSTIC-VALUE, X-RAY, PACKING, CONTAINERS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study investigated the sonographic properties of drug packets containing narcotic drugs and the diagnostic role of ultrasonography in detecting body packing in comparison with CT.