Treating physicians can perform simple ultrasounds; triage ultrasonography should be reserved for radiologists
Van Rijn, R.R.; Puylaert, J.B.C.M.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 161: D1383
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 28488556 Document Number: 694854
We feel that, in trained hands, point-of-care ultrasonography by non-radiologists is of value to patient care. However, more extensive ultrasonography, i.e., triage ultrasonography, requires a skill set and a clinical environment that can currently only be provided by radiologists.
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