"Ultrasound "
"Large body habitus is often used by radiologists as a euphemism for overweight/obese patients in radiology reports, usually in reference to its deleterious effect on image quality. Sometimes it may be expressed as "large body habitus artifact" 14. Many other euphemistic expressions have been used by medical professionals in an effort to avoid saying "obesity" or "fat", which studies have shown are the least preferred terms by patients 15."
"Large body habitus is often used by radiologists as a euphemism for overweight/obese patients in radiology reports, usually in reference to its deleterious effect on image quality. Sometimes it may be expressed as "large body habitus artifact" 14. Many other euphemistic expressions have been used by medical professionals in an effort to avoid saying "obesity" or "fat", which studies have shown are the least preferred terms by patients 15."
"The terms morbid obesity and morbidly obese are widely considered stigmatising 18, with severe obesity in common use to describe class III obesity (i.e. ≥40 kg/m2) 16,17."
"The terms morbid obesity and morbidly obese are widely considered stigmatising 18, with severe obesity in common use to describe class III obesity (i.e. ≥40 kg/m2) 16,17."
"The terms morbid obesity and morbidly obese are widely considered stigmatising 18, with severe obesity in common use to describe class III obesity (i.e. ≥40 kg/m2) 16,17."
"Moreover, in obese patients, a higher number of X-ray photons is required to achieve images of the same quality, resulting in a small but increased ionising radiation dose."
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"Ultrasound "
"Complications"
"There are numerous challenges when imaging severely obese patients, from practical considerations such as transportation, weight limits for imaging equipment, and technical points in obtaining diagnostic imaging studies. Ultrasound is the most affected modality 4."