EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations

EFSUMB Technical Review – Update 2023: Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (DCE-CEUS) for the Quantification of Tumor Perfusion 2023
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EFSUMB Clinical Practice Guidelines for Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Part One (Common Heart and Pulmonary Applications) 2022
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Head and Neck Ultrasound – EFSUMB Training Recommendations for the Practice of Medical Ultrasound in Europe 2022
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The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – Part II: Joint Pathologies, Pediatric Applications, and Guided Procedures 2022
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The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – Part I: Extraarticular Pathologies 2021
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Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver – Update 2020 – WFUMB in Cooperation with EFSUMB, AFSUMB, AIUM, and FLAUS
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EFSUMB Policy Document Development Strategy – Clinical Practice Guidelines, Position Statements and Technological Reviews
2019 Single Version

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The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Elastography in Non-Hepatic Applications:
Update 2018 Single Version

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The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications:
Update 2017 Long Version

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EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography
Thieme E-Journal 2017
- Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017 Short Version Long Version

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EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS)
- Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings Short Version Long Version Thieme E-Journal 2016
- Part 2: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Single Version Ultraschall in Med 2018; 39: 304-317
- Part 3: Endorectal, Endoanal and Perineal Ultrasound Single Version
- Part 4: EFSUMB Position Paper: Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) in Acute Appendicitis and Diverticulitis Ultraschall Med. 2019 Jan 7. doi: 10.1055/a-0824-6952. Single Version
- Part 5: EFSUMB Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) Task Force Group: Celiac sprue and other rare gastrointestinal diseases ultrasound features. Med Ultrason 2019; 21:299-315. Single Version
- Part 6: EFSUMB Guidelines GIUS Intestinal Emergencies Position Paper 6 2020 Single Version
- Part 7: Gastrointestinal Ultrasound in Functional Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract - EFSUMB Consensus Statement 2021 Single Version
Supplementary Material (Part 7) 2021 Single Version

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EFSUMB Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS)
Thieme E-Journal 2015
- Foreword
- Part I: General Aspects Short Version Long Version
- Part II: Diagnostic Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures Short Version Long Version
- Part III: Abdominal Treatment Procedures Short Version Long Version
- Part IV: EUS-guided Interventions: General aspects and EUS-guided sampling Short Version Long Version
- Part V: EUS-Guided Therapeutic Interventions Short Version Long Version
- Part VI: Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Interventions Single Version

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The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography 2012. Part 2: Clinical Applications Single version Ultraschall in der Medizin /EJU 2013 Issue 3

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The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography 2012. Part 1: Basic Principles and Technology
Single Version ePub Nov 2012 Ultraschall in der Medizin/EJU 2013 Issue 2

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The WFUMB-EFSUMB Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS in the Liver: Update 2012)
Single Version Ultraschall in der Medizin /EJU 2013 Issue 1/UMB Joint Publication

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An EFSUMB Introduction into Dynamic Contrast- Enhanced Ultrasound (DCE-US) for Quantification of Tumour Perfusion
Single Version Ultraschall in Med 2012; 33: 344-351

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Guideline for Technical Quality Assurance (TQA) of Ultrasound devices (B-Mode) - Version 1.0 (July 2012) EFSUMB Technical Quality Assurance Group - US-TQA/B
Single Version Ultraschall in der Medizin/EJU 2012 Issue 6

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Appendix - Technical Quality Assurance (TQA)
Single Version Ultraschall in der Medizin

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Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver - Update 2012
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The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Practice of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS): Update 2011 on non-hepatic applications
Single Version Ultraschall in der Medizin/European Journal of Ultrasound 2012 Issue 1

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Technical Appendix of the 2011 EFSUMB Non Liver CEUS Guidelines
Single Version 2011

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Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) - Update 2008 Appendix 1
Single Version 2008

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Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) - Update 2008 Appendix 2
Single Version 2008

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Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) – Update 2008
Single Version 2008

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Guidelines for the Use of Contrast Agents in Ultrasound - January 2004
Single Version 2004

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Statements and Reviews


Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Stewardship – A Joint Position Paper by EuSEM and EFSUMB and Endorsed by IFEM and WFUMB
- US Med 2023 View Here

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Best Practice Recommendations for the Safe use of Lung Ultrasound
- US Med 2022 View Here

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Professional Standards in Medical Ultrasound – EFSUMB Position Paper
- 2022 Short Version     Long Version

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Part A: Professional Standards in Medical Ultrasound – EFSUMB Position Paper
- 2022 View Here

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EFSUMB 2020 Proposal for a Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound-Adapted Bosniak Cyst Categorization – Position Statement
- 2021 View Here

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EFSUMB: An Update on the Pediatric CEUS Registry on Behalf of the “EFSUMB Pediatric CEUS Registry Working Group”
- 2021 View Here

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EFSUMB 2020 Proposal for a Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound-Adapted Bosniak Cyst Categorisation
- Position Statement 2020 View Here

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European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) Position Statement on Dermatologic Ultrasound:
02 May 2020 View Here

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The Use of Handheld Ultrasound Devices – An EFSUMB Position Paper
2018 View Here

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Infection prevention and control in ultrasound - best practice recommendations from the European Society of Radiology Ultrasound Working Group
2017 View Here

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Joint ESR-EFSUMB recommendation on archiving and reporting ultrasound (US) examinations
EFSUMB Newsletter Issue 4 - 2013 View Here

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Ultrasound Output: Thermal (TI) and Mechanical Indices
Ultraschall in der Medizin /EJU 2013 Issue 5
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Curriculum: Abdomen Module
2011 View Here

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Guidelines for Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy
EFSUMB Newsletter Issue 2 - 2005 View Here