Measurement of Bladder Volume by Real‐time Ultrasound
1987; Wiley; Volume: 60; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1464-410x.1987.tb09128.x
ISSN1365-2176
AutoresE. Kiely, George G. Hartnell, Robert N. Gibson, G. Williams,
Tópico(s)Urinary Tract Infections Management
ResumoSummary— The accuracy of a non‐invasive method of measuring the volume of urine in the bladder using ultrasound was assessed 32 times in 18 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy. A method originally used with B‐mode scanners was applied to images obtained with a real‐time scanner. Although the mean error of 8% of true volume (range ‐29% to +52%, standard deviation 23%) compared favourably with that of some series, the results were less accurate than those originally reported for this method using a B‐mode scanner. Real‐time ultrasound can provide an approximate measurement of bladder urine volume but is not sufficiently accurate in situations where more precise measurements of changes in residual urine are required.
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