Family Practice Vol. 5, No. 2, 129-135
© Oxford University Press 1988
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Diagnostic Ultrasound in General Practice
*Department of Family Medicine, Univeristy of California Irvine, 101 City Drive South, Orange, California, USA
Department of Family Practice, School of Medicine, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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A three-year diagnostic ultrasound training project for generalists is described. Specific applications and a rationale for the use of ultrasound by general physicians are presented. The current status of training programmes, credentialing strategies, and desirable equipment characteristics are also discussed. Finally, benefits, liabilities and controversies in diagnostic ultrasound imaging are reviewed.