Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Ectopic pregnancy is a gynaecological emergency. While its identification and management are monumental, it also impacts the patient’s future fertility. Ectopic pregnancy is one of the leading causes for maternal deaths in the first trimester. The rate of ectopic pregnancy in the United Kingdom is reported to be 11 per 1000 pregnancies, with a maternal […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Groin discomfort is one of the most common presenting complaints in health care and often requires ultrasound to detect hernias. However, such singular emphasis leads to over diagnosing hernia and other significant aetiologies in and around the groin are overlooked.Topic description:The article elaborates on the key areas a sonographer needs to […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:This pilot study aims to evaluate the clinical impact of artificial intelligence–based decision support, Koios Decision Support™, on the diagnostic performance of ultrasound assessment of thyroid nodules, and as a result to avoid fine needle aspiration.Methods:This retrospective pilot study was conducted on ultrasound images of thyroid […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Background:Pre-operative assessment of non-melanoma skin cancers via advanced ultrasound techniques may potentially provide additional information to tumour margins and morphology compared to current assessment via dermoscopy or optical coherence tomography. In this case series, the findings of multimodal ultrasonography of non-melanoma skin cancer are […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Preterm delivery is a grave and demanding problem that accounts for the major cause of neonatal deaths and long-term morbidities. It remains an unresolved health issue of global dimensions. Cervical elastography is evolving as a useful diagnostic tool for its timely prediction so that individualised management can be done.Aim:To assess the […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Aim:Growth Assessment Protocol is a fetal growth initiative designed to improve antenatal detection of babies who are small-for-gestational-age and reduce stillbirths. However, its direct impact on pregnancy outcome and stillbirth rates is questioned. This service evaluation aimed to assess Growth Assessment Protocol’s influence on pregnancy outcomes at a […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:The inducibility of the cervix for labour induction is usually determined by cervical status evaluation. The Bishop score is historically used to forecast the success of induction of labour, although it is subjective, and not reproducible. However, transvaginal ultrasound measurements of cervical length are rarely used for preinduction cervical […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:To perform a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound, compared to chest radiography, in children and young people (0–21 years) who present to ambulatory settings with suspected community-acquired pneumonia.Methods:Registration: Prospero June 2021 CRD42021260552. Electronic searching performed on Medline, […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Background:From previous studies, evaluation of post-anastomosis draining-vein volume flow rate with Doppler ultrasound can be a predictor for arteriovenous fistula maturation. Due to the high variation in measurements by the effect of probe pressure in draining vein, measuring volume flow rate based on post-anastomosis feeding-artery may be an early […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Objectives:Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is increasingly applied in many specialities, and adequate education and training of physicians is therefore mandatory. This study aimed to assess the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted interactive focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) teaching session on undergraduate medical students’ confidence […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Riedel’s thyroiditis is a rare inflammatory disease of the thyroid with non-specific and varied presentations. A typical presentation and ultrasound findings are reported in this case.Case Report:A 68-year-old male is referred to Ear, Nose and Throat for a neck lump that varied in size over 2 years. An ultrasound scan identified a suspicious […]

Ultrasound, Ahead of Print. <br/>Introduction:Imaging appearances and clinical presentation of soft tissue sarcoma and soft tissue haematomas are similar. It is imperative that sarcoma is differentiated from benign soft tissue lesions due to the poor outcomes and high morbidity associated with sarcoma.Topic Description:Part 2 of this pictorial review summarises the key ultrasound […]