EFSUMB Journal Club
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| Date | Title | Content | Categories | Author |
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| July 8, 2024 | Comparison of lung ultrasound scoring systems for the prognosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department: An international prospective cohort study. | Background Peter J. Snelling et al. , published in the Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine in 2023, aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of various lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring systems in predicting clinical outcomes … | COVID-19, Lung Ultrasound | Snelling PJ, Jones P, Connolly R, Jelic T, Mirsch D, Myslik F, Phillips L, Blecher G; COVID LUS Study Group |
| July 8, 2024 | Differential diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy: Integration of postvascular phase of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and predictive nomogram model | Background Distinguishing benign from malignant cervical lymph nodes is critical yet challenging. This study evaluates the postvascular phase of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and develops a user-friendly nomogram integrating demographic, conventional ultrasound, and CEUS features for … | Cervical Lymphadenopathy, CEUS | Chen X, Ma J, Fu Y, Mei F, Tang R, Xue H, Lin Y, Wang S, Cui L |
| July 8, 2024 | Quantification of Portal Vein Vascularization Using an Automated Post-Processing Video Analysis Tool | Purpose Blood flow dynamics represent a diagnostic criterion for many diseases. However, no established reference standard is available. In clinical practice, ultrasound pulsed-wave Doppler (PW-Doppler) is frequently used to assess visceral blood flow, despite its … | Portal Vein Vascularization | Blank V, Heni M, Karlas T |
| July 8, 2024 | Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Strain Elastography for Differentiating Benign and Malignant Parotid Tumors | Objectives Preoperative differentiation between benign parotid tumors (BPT) and malignant parotid tumors (MPT) is crucial for treatment decisions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefits of combining contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and strain … | CEUS, Elastography | Shi L, Wu D, Yang X, Yan C, Huang P |
| July 8, 2024 | HCCs lacking arterial phase hyperenhancement (APHE) on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) – a diagnostic challenge. Findings from the prospective multicenter DEGUM CEUS HCC trial. | Objectives Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) upon contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) typically shows arterial phase hyperenhancement (APHE), followed by late (> 60 seconds) and mild contrast washout (WO). Although APHE is considered as the hallmark of HCC, it … | Focal Liver Lesions | Strobel D, Agaimy A, Jesper D, Zundler S, Schellhaas B. |
| January 27, 2021 | Pulmonary Capillary Hemorrhage Induced by Different Imaging Modes of Diagnostic Ultrasound | Overview This paper demonstrates that non-thermal bio effects may occur during pulmonary ultrasound already at typical diagnostic output levels. The authors used an animal model (anesthetized rats), but expansion to human pulmonary tissue should be … | Physics and US equipment, Quality and Safety issues, Thorax and lung sonography | Douglas L. Miller, Zhihong Dong, Chunyan Dou, Krishnan Raghavendran |
| June 16, 2020 | Non-linear wave propagation and safety standards for diagnostic ultrasound devices | Overview This review paper discusses the safety standards for clinical diagnostic ultrasound devices developed for scanners which predominantly operate in 1-10MHz. In neglecting the effects caused by nonlinear propagation the authors suggest that significant underestimation … | Physics and US equipment, Quality and Safety issues | Jafarzadeh E and Sinclair AN |
| June 16, 2020 | Temperature elevation measured in a tissue-mimicking phantom for transvaginal ultrasound at clinical settings | Overview The paper reports the results of an audit to assess the potential thermal hazards associated with the clinical use of transvaginal transducers in 17 UK hospitals. A typical scanning protocol incorporating 2D, colour and … | Physics and US equipment, Quality and Safety issues | Miloro P, Martin E, Shaw A. |
| June 16, 2020 | Ensuring clinical efficacy and patient safety with repaired ultrasound probes | Overview This special communication highlights the potential electrical, heating and clinical risk caused by repairs carried out on ultrasound probes by manufacturers who are not the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Such manufacturers are not regulated … | Physics and US equipment, Quality and Safety issues | Bigelow TA, Moore GW, Zagzebski JA |
| June 16, 2020 | Quantification of Temperature Rise Within the Lens of the Porcine Eye Caused by Ultrasound Insonation | Overview Using an ex-vivo model (porcine lens) this study showed that at ISPTA.3= 50 mW/cm2 (FDA maximum exposure level for ophthalmic exams) the maximum and average temperature rises were 0.23°C and 0.09°C, respectively. Tis study … | Physics and US equipment, Quality and Safety issues | Randy L King, Yunbo Liu, Gerald R Harris |
| June 16, 2020 | Neonatal Cranial Ultrasound: Are Current Safety Guidelines Appropriate? | Overview The authors reviewed the literature to explore the evidence on ultrasound heating on fetal and neonatal neural tissue. Ultrasound exposure of the fetal or neonatal brain may lead to a significant temperature elevation (4.3 … | Pediatric and neonatal sonography, Physics and US equipment, Quality and Safety issues | Assema Lalzad, Flora Wong, Michal Schneider |
| June 16, 2020 | Correlation Between Brain Tissue Damage and Inertial Cavitation Dose Quantified Using Passive Cavitation Imaging | Overview This paper demonstrates that brain inertial cavitation dose quantified based on passive cavitation imaging had a linear correlation with the scale of histologic-level tissue damage. The authors used an animal model (mice) sonicated by … | Physics and US equipment, Therapeutic ultrasound | Shanshan Xu, Dezhuang Ye, Leighton Wan, Yujia Shentu, Yimei Yue, Mingxi Wan, Hong Chen |
| June 16, 2020 | Quantification in Musculoskeletal Imaging Using Computational Analysis and Machine Learning: Segmentation and Radiomics | Overview The use of quantitative analyses has been slow in translating into the clinical practice of MSK imaging, despite the general agreement that it increases the value of imaging examinations. This is at least partly … | Musculoskeletal sonography – orthopaedics and traumatology | Meritxell Bach Cuadra, Julien Favre, Patrick Omoumi. Julien Favre, Patrick Omoumi. |
| June 16, 2020 | The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Evaluation of Knee Pathology | Overview This article reviews and summarizes the most current literature to study the experimental algorithms that can assess the severity of knee osteoarthritis from radiographs, detect and classify cartilage lesions, meniscal tears, and ligament tears … | Musculoskeletal sonography – orthopaedics and traumatology | Elisabeth R. Garwood, Ryan Tai, Ganesh Joshi, George J. Watts V. |
| June 16, 2020 | Pattern Recognition in Musculoskeletal Imaging Using Artificial Intelligence | Overview They reviewed how pattern recognition in MSK imaging using AI could facilitate the diagnosis of bone tumors, detection of bone metastases, evaluation of pediatric bone age, identification of fractures, labeling of images, and assessment … | Musculoskeletal sonography – orthopaedics and traumatology | Natalia Gorelik, Jaron Chong, Dana J. Lin |
| May 3, 2020 | Application of Contrast-Enhanced Real-time 3-Dimensional Ultrasound in Solid Abdominal Organ Trauma | Overview An experimental study performed on artificially injured pigs compared diagnostic sensitivity of 2D CEUS, 3D CEUS and 4D CEUS in the detection of bleeding in/of parenchymal organs. 4D CEUS allows better characterization of parenchymal … | Abdominal sonography, Contrast sonography, Emergency ultrasound, Pediatric and neonatal sonography, Urogenital sonography | Cong Feng et al. |
| May 2, 2020 | Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Guidance for Interventional Procedures | Overview A comprehensive review of CEUS-guided procedures in the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneum including liver, spleen, biliary tract, kidney, prostate and collections of free abdominal fluid or abscesses. The authors describe their practice in each … | Abdominal sonography, Contrast sonography, Emergency ultrasound, Interventional ultrasound, Journal Club Reviews, Pediatric and neonatal sonography, Urogenital sonography | Rivka Kessner et al. |
| March 3, 2020 | Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) Identifies Perfusion Differences Between Tibial Fracture Unions and Non-Unions | Overview The article presents a comparison of perfusion characteristics examined by CEUS and quantified by TIC in patients with tibial fractures unions and non-unions. The cut-off values for septic and aseptic non-unios has been stated. … | Contrast sonography, Musculoskeletal sonography – orthopaedics and traumatology | Fischer, Christian et al. |
| March 3, 2020 | Fracture Ultrasound of the Extremities | Overview The authors review the actual evidence for the diagnostics of bone fractures, especially in children up to 12 years. For the distal forearm fractures, the US is the modality of choice as a first … | Emergency ultrasound, Musculoskeletal sonography – orthopaedics and traumatology, Pediatric and neonatal sonography | Ole Ackermann et. al |
| July 24, 2019 | Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction by Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Nonelderly Patients Referred for Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography | Overview An interesting study from a pathophysiological point of view. Authors Sahar Taqui et al. Journal J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2019;32:817-25 Recommendation/Comment Microvascular dysfunction (MVD) seems not to be such uncommon even among … | Contrast sonography, Echocardiography | Sahar Taqui et al. |
| June 24, 2019 | The Spectrum of Change in the Elite Athlete’s Heart | Overview The authors of this prospective observational study had focused on echocardiographic changes among elite athletes during the period of 6 years. They described the changes of echocardiographic parameters – a proportional increase of the … | Echocardiography | Rebecca Perry et al. |
| June 15, 2019 | Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Guidance for Interventional Procedures | Overview Review of CEUS for interventional procedures in abdominal sonography. Valuable are e.g. tricks how to enhance needle visualisation in low mechanical index images or how to prolongate the presence of contrast agent in circulation … | Abdominal sonography, Contrast sonography, Interventional ultrasound, Journal Club Reviews, Pediatric and neonatal sonography, Urogenital sonography | Rivka Kessner et al. |