Impotency test less expensive, less invasive
Shepherd Center in Atlanta has cut patient charges in half and saved staff time by using an ultrasound machine to test for compromised blood flow, a major cause of impotence.
By using an HD1300 ultrasound machine, originally purchased to test incoming patients for blood clots, the Shepherd staff has replaced an hour-long, three-part test that involved three staff and a physician.
The ultrasound requires only one staff member and a physician and takes 15 to 20 minutes. It tests for two causes of impotence: poor arterial flow and venous leakage. Because it involved ultrasound instead of injection of dye, the new method is less invasive than the old, says Bruce Green, MD, medical director of Shepherd’s urology department.
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