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Although I shall describe the positioning of the patient and the specific views for the various organs, there are a number of routine steps common to all studies of the upper abdomen.
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Weill, F.S. (1996). Examination Methods and Positioning. In: Ultrasound Diagnosis of Digestive Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61045-5_3
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