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. 2020 Mar 31;20(80):e43–e54. doi: 10.15557/JoU.2020.0008

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