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Severe aortic stenosis detection by deep learning applied to echocardiography
Holste G, Oikonomou E, Mortazavi B, Coppi A, Faridi K, Miller E, Forrest J, McNamara R, Ohno-Machado L, Yuan N, Gupta A, Ouyang D, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Khera R. Severe aortic stenosis detection by deep learning applied to echocardiography. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: 4592-4604. PMID: 37611002, PMCID: PMC11004929, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere aortic stenosisUltrasound-Guided Neuraxial Anesthesia
Li J, Krishna R, Zhang Y, Lam D, Vadivelu N. Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial Anesthesia. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2020, 24: 59. PMID: 32812182, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-020-00895-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnesthesia, ConductionAnesthesiologyCentral Nervous SystemHumansLumbar VertebraePain ManagementUltrasonographyConceptsNeuraxial anesthesiaHigher first-attempt success rateFirst-attempt success rateNon-obstetric patientsAcute pain managementAttempt success ratePurpose of ReviewTherePain managementRegional anesthesiaNeuraxial spacePatient safety implicationsVertebral levelAnesthesiaOverall efficacyRecent FindingsUltrasoundNeedle passPatient safetyCatheter visualizationUltrasound utilizationClinical accuracySuccess rateCommon typeClinical applicationUltrasoundPatientsMusculoskeletal ultrasound imaging training, use, and knowledge among rheumatologists in China
Wu M, Peng L, Donroe JH, Kohler MJ, Wang L, Zeng X, Li M, Hsieh E. Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging training, use, and knowledge among rheumatologists in China. Clinical Rheumatology 2020, 40: 321-330. PMID: 32506316, PMCID: PMC11675347, DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05175-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraining the Anesthesiologist in Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Deshpande R, Montealegre-Gallegos M, Matyal R, Belani K, Chawla N. Training the Anesthesiologist in Point-of-Care Ultrasound. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2016, 54: 71-93. PMID: 26655510, DOI: 10.1097/aia.0000000000000088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnostic Accuracy Retrospectively of Electrocardiographic Findings and Cancer History for Tamponade in Patients Determined to Have Pericardial Effusion by Transthoracic Echocardiogram
Mathur A, Saini A, Lucas B, AlYousef T, Margeta B, Mba B. Diagnostic Accuracy Retrospectively of Electrocardiographic Findings and Cancer History for Tamponade in Patients Determined to Have Pericardial Effusion by Transthoracic Echocardiogram. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 111: 1062-1066. PMID: 23351462, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.11.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge pericardial effusionPericardial effusionElectrocardiographic findingsElectrocardiography findingsTransthoracic echocardiogramTransthoracic echocardiographyUnique patientsCancer historyMedical recordsBlinded investigatorTamponadeComputed tomographyEffusionPatientsFrontline providersElectrical alternansDiagnostic elementsCancerTachycardiaOddsCombined presenceDiscriminatory powerFindingsEchocardiogramEchocardiography
2025
Artificial Intelligence–Guided Lung Ultrasound by Nonexperts
Baloescu C, Bailitz J, Cheema B, Agarwala R, Jankowski M, Eke O, Liu R, Nomura J, Stolz L, Gargani L, Alkan E, Wellman T, Parajuli N, Marra A, Thomas Y, Patel D, Schraft E, O’Brien J, Moore C, Gottlieb M. Artificial Intelligence–Guided Lung Ultrasound by Nonexperts. JAMA Cardiology 2025, 10: 245-253. PMID: 39813064, PMCID: PMC11904735, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.4991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study shows AI helps non-experts create expert-quality lung ultrasound images, which may improve healthcare diagnostics access in underserved areas.Advanced imaging in the evaluation of lupus arthritis: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Tang W, Khalili L, Gong R, Souvignier M, Wang X, Murray S, Chavez G, Nordmann-Gomes A, Geraldino-Pardilla L, Gartshteyn Y, Clancy R, Nikpour M, Askanase A. Advanced imaging in the evaluation of lupus arthritis: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Seminars In Arthritis And Rheumatism 2025, 71: 152661. PMID: 39985848, DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthritisHand JointsHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMagnetic Resonance ImagingOptical ImagingUltrasonographyWrist JointConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingMSK-USIdentified articlesMeasurement propertiesSystematic literature reviewWork-related disabilityUS synovitisLiterature reviewAdvanced imagingEvaluation of handMSK manifestationsOutcome measuresAdvanced imaging modalitiesSystematic reviewCochrane LibraryMeta-analysisLiterature searchLupus arthritisLupus patientsMSKPooled analysisJoint symptomsImaging abnormalitiesClinical trialsJoint manifestationsStandard to Handheld: A New Wave in Thoracic Ultrasound and Patient Care—A Direct Comparison of Portable Handheld Against Standard in Thoracic Ultrasound
Halim D, Kelly A, Hayes J, Bennett K, Tzouvelekis A, Ampazis D, Sampsonas F. Standard to Handheld: A New Wave in Thoracic Ultrasound and Patient Care—A Direct Comparison of Portable Handheld Against Standard in Thoracic Ultrasound. Medicina 2025, 61: 313. PMID: 40005430, PMCID: PMC11857366, DOI: 10.3390/medicina61020313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansLungLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPatient CarePoint-of-Care SystemsSurveys and QuestionnairesUltrasonographyConceptsLevels of experienceNon-inferiorityPortable ultrasound deviceOverall image qualityLung pathologyUltrasound deviceInterquartile rangeRespiratory departmentThoracic ultrasoundAnatomical visualizationHandheld ultrasound devicePatient careImprove healthcareOperator's level of experienceNo significant differenceLikert scaleTrainee levelStatistically significant variablesDiagnostic accuracyClinical decisionsOverall perceptionOnline questionnaireClinical utilityMedian rateClinical setting
2024
Advanced US of the Skin, Nerves, and Muscles of the Neck: Pearls and Pitfalls with Use of High-Frequency Transducers.
Dias A, Jureidini R, Araujo-Filho J, Camerin G, Zattar L, Sernik R, Malhotra A, Cerri L, Cerri G. Advanced US of the Skin, Nerves, and Muscles of the Neck: Pearls and Pitfalls with Use of High-Frequency Transducers. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e240029. PMID: 39298354, DOI: 10.1148/rg.240029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHair Today, OR Tomorrow
Shah R, Grither A, Cohen S, Morales-Perez L, Rabiner J, Riera A. Hair Today, OR Tomorrow. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 41: 63-67. PMID: 39332825, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in visits, imaging, and diagnosis for emergency department abdominal pain presentations in the United States, 2007–2019
Wu R, Adjei‐Poku M, Kelz R, Peck G, Hwang U, Cappola A, Friedman A. Trends in visits, imaging, and diagnosis for emergency department abdominal pain presentations in the United States, 2007–2019. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 32: 20-31. PMID: 39313946, PMCID: PMC11726162, DOI: 10.1111/acem.15017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsAbdominal painED visitsComputed tomographyNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyEmergency departmentCT scanTest positivityAdult ED visitsPercentage of visitsAbdominal pain presentingNationally representative dataMiddle-aged adultsAbdominal CT scanCare SurveyPain presentationsAge-specificIncrease imaging ratesPractice patternsSurgical diagnosisAbdominal imagingDiagnostic pathwayRepresentative dataAcute pathologyVisitsResidual Ultrasound-Enhancing Agents Mimicking Portal Venous Gas
Bitar R, Langdon J, Kaur M, Crandall I, McNamara R, Revzin M. Residual Ultrasound-Enhancing Agents Mimicking Portal Venous Gas. Ultrasound Quarterly 2024, 40: e00694. PMID: 39466239, DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound enhancing agentsPortal venous gasBowel ischemiaAbdominal ultrasoundVenous gasEchogenic fociContrast-enhanced echocardiographyEvaluation of cardiac functionPortal venous systemSeries of casesSonographic detectionCardiac functionDifferential diagnosisPortal veinVenous systemObservational studyLiver parenchymaPortal triadsVascular patencyBowelIschemiaEchocardiographyLiverUltrasoundIs There More to POCUS Than the Heart and Lungs in the Parturient—Venous Excess Ultrasound Score?
Munoz-Acuna R, Charchaflieh J, Deshpande R. Is There More to POCUS Than the Heart and Lungs in the Parturient—Venous Excess Ultrasound Score? Anesthesia & Analgesia 2024, 139: e23-e25. PMID: 39151137, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConventional and Contrast-enhanced US of the Lung: From Performance to Diagnosis.
Jiménez-Serrano S, Páez-Carpio A, Doménech-Ximenos B, Cornellas L, Sánchez M, Revzin M, Vollmer I. Conventional and Contrast-enhanced US of the Lung: From Performance to Diagnosis. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230171. PMID: 38935548, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContrast MediaDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansImage EnhancementImage-Guided BiopsyLungLung DiseasesUltrasonographyConceptsPeripheral lung diseaseContrast-enhanced USDiagnosis of peripheral lung diseasePercutaneous biopsyLung USEnhancement patternLung diseaseImage-guided percutaneous biopsyAccurate differential diagnosisDiagnostic chest imagingLung biopsySubpleural lesionsConventional USDifferential diagnosisPathological findingsPulmonary physiologyChest imagingArterial supplyBiopsyLungDiagnostic testsDiagnosisSoft tissueDiseaseImaging timeAdded Value of Contrast-enhanced US for Evaluation of Female Pelvic Disease.
Olinger K, Liu X, Khoshpouri P, Khoshpouri P, Scoutt L, Khurana A, Chaubal R, Moshiri M. Added Value of Contrast-enhanced US for Evaluation of Female Pelvic Disease. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230092. PMID: 38175802, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiographyContrast MediaFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPelvisUltrasonographyConceptsContrast-enhanced USFemale pelvisUS contrast agentEnd-stage renal diseaseContrast-enhanced CTExcellent safety profileModality of choiceUterine cavity morphologyVisualization of lesionsRenal diseaseGynecologic diseaseGynecologic tumorsPelvic diseaseSafety profileTubal patencyPelvic fistulasAdditional imagingIndeterminate lesionsContrast agentsDiseasePelvisImaging modalitiesExcellent optionLesionsCharacterization of disease
2023
Comparison of the diagnostic efficiency between the O-RADS US risk stratification system and doctors’ subjective judgment
Zhou S, Guo Y, Wen L, Liu J, Fu Y, Xu F, Liu M, Zhao B. Comparison of the diagnostic efficiency between the O-RADS US risk stratification system and doctors’ subjective judgment. BMC Medical Imaging 2023, 23: 190. PMID: 37986051, PMCID: PMC10662783, DOI: 10.1186/s12880-023-01153-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommentary: Sonography as a first-line modality in the diagnosis of malrotation WITH volvulus
Taylor G, Silva C. Commentary: Sonography as a first-line modality in the diagnosis of malrotation WITH volvulus. Pediatric Radiology 2023, 53: 2208-2209. PMID: 37726568, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05751-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence and implications of perinephric fluid on renal point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department
Cannata D, Boivin Z, Xu C, Murphy L, Herbst M. Prevalence and implications of perinephric fluid on renal point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 74: 36-40. PMID: 37769444, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinephric fluidEmergency departmentUrologic interventionStone sizeCare ultrasoundOutcome variablesAdult ED patientsLarger stone sizeCross-sectional studyAcademic emergency departmentYears of agePOCUS imagesSignificance of associationRenal pointChart reviewMost patientsInitial visitRenal colicED patientsUreteral obstructionFinal diagnosisClinical dataPOCUS examinationsChi-square analysisComputed tomographyCervical Pessary for Prevention of Preterm Birth in Individuals With a Short Cervix
Hoffman M, Clifton R, Biggio J, Saade G, Ugwu L, Longo M, Bousleiman S, Clark K, Grobman W, Frey H, Chauhan S, Dugoff L, Manuck T, Chien E, Rouse D, Simhan H, Esplin M, Macones G, Bickus M, Facco F, Tita A, Grant J, Casey B, Harris S, Harper L, Dunn D, Longo S, Hendricks M, Lata-Arias K, Costantine M, Bartholomew A, Cline D, Harper S, Ward C, Gardner N, Brindle S, Weigand S, McKenna D, Snow E, Fennig K, Habli M, Lambers D, McClellan M, Metz T, Sowles A, Varner M, Hill K, Morby V, Meadows C, Allard D, Werner E, Rousseau J, Milano J, Pettker C, Leventhal J, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Wapner R, Carmona V, Firman B, Vanneman A, Palomares K, Beche I, Skupski D, Chan-Akeley R, Salazar A, Pacheco L, McCoy L, Saad A, Jain S, Omere C, Clifford C, McDonnold M, Chien E, Dalton W, Polito L, Milluzi C, Kushner K, Maile A, Bell J, Hackney D, Ortiz F, Timlin S, Goodnight W, Manuck T, Beamon C, Nun H, Eichelberger K, Moore A, Hughes B, Ferrara J, Grobman W, Mallett G, Stein L, Miller E, Plunkett B, Kearns K, Palatnik A, Malone T, Parry S, Pizzi C, Craig J, Filipczak A, Thom E, Doherty L, Hubbard A, Erikson P, Pinto T, Marcharchand P, Reddy U, Miodovnik M, Archer S. Cervical Pessary for Prevention of Preterm Birth in Individuals With a Short Cervix. JAMA 2023, 330: 340-348. PMID: 37490086, PMCID: PMC10369212, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.10812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical pessaryUsual carePreterm birthShort cervixVaginal progesteroneCervical lengthSingleton pregnanciesFetal deathPrimary outcomeInfant deathPrior spontaneous preterm birthTransvaginal ultrasound cervical lengthCervical pessary placementWeeks 0 daysSpontaneous preterm birthUltrasound cervical lengthWeeks 6 daysThird interim analysisNeonatal/infant mortalityPreterm deliverySingleton gestationsBaseline characteristicsUltrasound evidencePessary placementTransvaginal ultrasoundMachine Learning Algorithm Detection of Confluent B-Lines
Baloescu C, Rucki A, Chen A, Zahiri M, Ghoshal G, Wang J, Chew R, Kessler D, Chan D, Hicks B, Schnittke N, Shupp J, Gregory K, Raju B, Moore C. Machine Learning Algorithm Detection of Confluent B-Lines. Ultrasound In Medicine & Biology 2023, 49: 2095-2102. PMID: 37365065, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2023.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsHumansLungMachine LearningProspective StudiesPulmonary EdemaUltrasonographyConceptsConfluent B-lines
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