The most practical diagnostic imaging for detecting body packers during the drug trafficking: Ultrasonography.
Ertuğrul AltuğAdem ÇakırKemal SenerMustafa Oğulcan NadarRamazan GüvenAynur ŞahinPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2023)
CT is frequently used to diagnose patients admitted to the emergency departments with suspected body packing. In our study, ultrasonography is an advantageous imaging method, given its success rate, radiation-free nature, and low cost. We have found ultrasonography to be a successful imaging modality in examining patients suspected of being body packers for the presence of packs, and it can replace CT in clinics.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- high resolution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- low cost
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- pulmonary embolism
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- radiation therapy
- emergency department
- positron emission tomography
- mass spectrometry
- fluorescence imaging
- patient reported outcomes
- adverse drug
- patient reported
- pet ct