caa a22 4500 605493014 CHVBK 20210128100518.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00261-015-0430-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00261-015-0430-z The role of ultrasonography in the imaging of body packers comparison with CT: a prospective study [Elektronische Daten] [Ferhat Cengel, Mesut Bulakci, Tuba Selcuk, Yildiray Savas, Muhammet Ceyhan, Ayhan Kocak, Cigdem Bilgili] Purpose: This 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Body packing nationallicence Drug smuggling nationallicence Abdominal ultrasound nationallicence Computed tomography nationallicence Cengel Ferhat Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut Bulakci Mesut Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey aut Selcuk Tuba Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut Savas Yildiray Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut Ceyhan Muhammet Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut Kocak Ayhan Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut Bilgili Cigdem Department of Radiology, Bayrampasa State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey aut Abdominal Imaging Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/7(2015-10-01), 2143-2151 0942-8925 40:7<2143 2015 40 261 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0430-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0430-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cengel Ferhat Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bulakci Mesut Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Selcuk Tuba Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Savas Yildiray Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ceyhan Muhammet Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kocak Ayhan Department of Radiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Caddesi, Aksaray, 34096, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bilgili Cigdem Department of Radiology, Bayrampasa State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Abdominal Imaging Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/7(2015-10-01), 2143-2151 0942-8925 40:7<2143 2015 40 261