Tab. 2.
Indications for abdominal ultrasound [AIUM Practice Parameter for the Performance of an Ultrasound Examination of the Abdomen and/or Retroperitoneum. http://www.aium.org/resources/guidelines/abdominal.pdf]
Abdominal, flank, and/or back pain |
Signs or symptoms that may be referred from the abdominal and/or retroperitoneal regions, such as jaundice or hematuria |
Palpable abnormalities, such as an abdominal mass or organomegaly |
Abnormal laboratory values or abnormal findings on other imaging examinations suggestive of abdominal and/or retroperitoneal pathology |
Follow-up of known or suspected abnormalities in the abdomen and/or retroperitoneum |
Evaluation of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) stents; screening for hepatoma; and evaluation of the liver in conjunction with liver elastography |
Abdominal trauma |
Search for metastatic disease or an occult primary neoplasm |
Evaluation of urinary tract infection and hydronephrosis |
Evaluation of uncontrolled hypertension and suspected renal artery stenosis |
Search for the presence of free or loculated peritoneal and/or retroperitoneal fluid |
Evaluation of suspected congenital abnormalities |
Evaluation of suspected hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, intussusception, necrotizing enterocolitis, or any other bowel abnormalities |
Pretransplantation and posttransplantation evaluation |
Planning for and guiding an invasive procedure |