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Table 2 Comparison of positive responses of the medical students in both the year groups

From: Anatomy teaching with portable ultrasound to medical students

Number of students

2008-2009 n=121

2009-2010 n=94

P value

Ultrasound teaching

   

Useful/essential

63%

78%

0.018

Easy/able to identify following structures

   

 Bone

70%

95%

<0.001

 Muscle

52%

83%

<0.001

 Blood vessel

54%

75%

0.001

 Tendons

32%

52%

0.002

 Nerves

13%

23%

0.042

Improved understanding of anatomy

   

 Quite a lot/ Considerably

22%

40%

0.003

Enjoyable/ Recommend to a colleague

55%

63%

0.2