Change: Ultrasound is extremely limited with obesity, sound wave attenuation from adipose tissue, requires a lower scanning frequency which reduces image resolution. With pregnancy (obstetric ultrasound) the accuacy in detection of fetal abnormalities is reduced.Other issues to consider include increased demand on   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 514)

Change: EffectsThe prevalence of obesity is increasing in Australia and around the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 20% of Australian adults are morbidly obese and over 30% of American adults are morbidly obese with the number rising each year. It has been   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 415)

Change: -------- This page is under construction ----- Other pages of interest Applied Radiography Radiographic Anatomy Radiographic Protocols Medical imaging departments are facing the impact of the morbidly obese. The increasing prevalence of obesity in   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 416)

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Change: These medical problems have a flow on effect to medical imaging departments having to more frequently service the morbidly obese patient. http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/SP/obesity.htm BMI, or body mass index, is a simple and widely used method for estimating body fat. BMI was developed by the Belgian statistician and anthropometrist Adolphe Quetelet   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 419)

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Change:  Stress urinary Incontinence Abdominal discomfortBMI, or body mass index, is a simple and widely used method for estimating body fat. BMI was developed by the Belgian statistician and anthropometrist Adolphe Quetelet. It is calculated by dividing the subject's weight   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 436)

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Change: Radiology departments are facing the impact of the morbidly obese. The increasing prevalence of obesity in the western world and the growing popularity of bariatric   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 438)