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West Afr. j. radiol
; 12(1)2005.
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1273533
ABSTRACT
We have tried to evaluate the diagnostic yield of abdominal sonology for detection of liver pathologies by reviewing the ultrasonic findings in our department over a period of two years. Analysis of 879 patients that underwent abdominal sonography between 2001 and 2002 revealed relative incidences of liver; renal; splenic; pancreatic and cholecystic pathologies. 43 cases out of those clinically suspected to have pathology related to liver; were ultrasonically negative. Evaluation of the 289 patients with positive ultrasound findings for liver pathology revealed that 46