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Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Outpatient Primary Care Clinics Allison L. Ruff, MD, Kathryn Teng, MD, Bo Hu, PhD, Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH The American Journal of Medicine Volume 128, Issue 3, Pages 283-288 (March 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.036 Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Proportion of patients screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm by year (initial screening modality). CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging. The American Journal of Medicine 2015 128, 283-288DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.036) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Rates of ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm by individual physicians. US = ultrasound. The American Journal of Medicine 2015 128, 283-288DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.036) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Physician abdominal aortic aneurysm screening rates in comparison with screening rates for other health maintenance markers. The American Journal of Medicine 2015 128, 283-288DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.036) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions