The role of ultrasonography in the imaging of body packers comparison with CT: a prospective study

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dc.authoridBULAKCI, MESUT/0000-0003-0993-6465;
dc.contributor.authorCengel, Ferhat
dc.contributor.authorBulakci, Mesut
dc.contributor.authorSelcuk, Tuba
dc.contributor.authorSavas, Yildiray
dc.contributor.authorCeyhan, Muhammet
dc.contributor.authorKocak, Ayhan
dc.contributor.authorBilgili, Cigdem Ozkara
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-11T19:50:10Z
dc.date.available2024-09-11T19:50:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentİstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the sonographic properties of drug packets containing narcotic drugs and the diagnostic role of ultrasonography in detecting body packing in comparison with CT. Forty-five suspects admitted to our hospital for diagnosis and management were routinely evaluated by non-contrast CT for the presence of drug packets. A single radiologist blind to CT data independently performed the abdominal ultrasonographic scans. Thirty-five of 45 suspects were carrying packets. In positive cases, two types of packets with different properties were noted. Twenty-eight cases had type 1 packets (solid form drug) and 7 had type 2 packets (liquid form cocaine). The sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive values of ultrasonography for detecting drug packets were 91%, 70%, 91%, and 70%, respectively. Ultrasonography accurately determined the presence or absence of packs in 39 of 45 suspects. Ultrasonography was found to have a high sensitivity but a low specificity in suspected cases. A negative ultrasonography cannot rule out the diagnosis of body packing. However, it may be preferred as the initial imaging method or for follow-up of suspected cases as a radiation-free, easy-to-use, and inexpensive technique.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00261-015-0430-z
dc.identifier.endpage2151en_US
dc.identifier.issn0942-8925
dc.identifier.issn1432-0509
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.pmid25906342en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84942502403en_US
dc.identifier.startpage2143en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0430-z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11363/7578
dc.identifier.volume40en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000361835700007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofAbdominal Imagingen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240903_Gen_US
dc.subjectBody packingen_US
dc.subjectDrug smugglingen_US
dc.subjectAbdominal ultrasounden_US
dc.subjectComputed tomographyen_US
dc.titleThe role of ultrasonography in the imaging of body packers comparison with CT: a prospective studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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