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Screening examinations were performed in routine primary care settings, and all recorded US examinations underwent independent expert validation by two radiologists.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 349 examinations were performed in 11 Hungarian primary care practices. Of these, 339 (97.1%) were considered interpretable after expert validation. Among the 339 participants with interpretable examinations, the mean age was 69.5 \u00b1 3.1 years, 97.9% were male, and 22.4% were current smokers. Eight cases of AAA were identified, corresponding to a period prevalence of 2.36% (95% CI 1.02%\u20134.60%). The mean examination time was 6.6 \u00b1 3.8 min. 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