Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Background:Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become widespread across many clinical specialties. However, there remains no standardised curriculum for point-of-care ultrasound training in early postgraduate medical education in the United Kingdom. ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:In the Republic of Ireland (ROI), sonographers undertake ultrasound examinations but are limited to providing provisional reports requiring radiologist verification, except in obstetrics. ROI sonographers are educated to the same postgraduate ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Background:Mesenteric adenitis is a commonly made diagnosis for children presenting to the Paediatric Emergency Department with acute abdominal pain. Ultrasound is recommended as the first-line imaging modality for children with right-sided abdominal pain ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Purpose:To investigate the ultrasound characteristics of medullary thyroid carcinoma and their relationship with prognosis.Materials and methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 133 medullary thyroid carcinoma nodules, encompassing their ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:The spinal accessory nerve is the external terminal division of the 11th cranial nerve which passes postero-inferiorly in the neck, innervating the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. The spinal accessory nerve is often in the field of ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital condition defined by the presence of a non-viable, malformed parasitic fetus located within the body of a living autosite host twin, most commonly found in the retroperitoneum. The clinical ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Background:Ultrasonography alone often demonstrates limited accuracy in diagnosing thyroid malignancy. While Strain Elastography (SE) is sensitive and specific, it remains highly operator-dependent. In contrast, shear wave elastography (SWE) provides ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:The utility of transoesophageal echocardiography for evaluating stenosis at the origin of the aberrant right subclavian artery has not been previously reported.Case Report:An 81-year-old male with recurrent cerebral infarctions associated ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Lower uterine segment (LUS) dehiscence is a partial disruption of a previous uterine scar in which the myometrium is compromised while the serosa remains intact. It is often detected incidentally during repeat cesarean sections and is rarely ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Limb body wall complex is a rare polymalformative syndrome which consists of an abdominal and/or thoracic wall defect with an extremely short umbilical cord associated with kyphoscoliosis, intestinal malrotation, and lower limb defects.Case ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Thermal ablation has gathered population for treatment of benign thyroid nodules in recent years as an alternative to surgery. This utilises techniques such as radiofrequency, microwave and laser ablation. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound has also gained ...

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Background:The ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter is well established for hepatic steatosis detection in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The diagnostic performance of ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter was evaluated ...