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University of Rochester Medical Center Boosts Ultrasound Charge Capture by 116%.
URMC launched a system-wide ultrasound program to improve imaging access, streamline workflows, and increase revenue capture
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By Ryan C. Gibbons, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FAIUM
Director, Ultrasound in Medical Education
Why every medical student should have a point-of-care ultrasound device
POCUS enhances a student’s understanding of basic medical knowledge and clinical skills.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound: The Future of Lung Assessment
Dr. Istrail discusses his preference for POCUS as the go-to diagnostic tool over the traditional stethoscope.
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Clinical research
Lung Ultrasound vs. Chest X-Ray Study for the Radiographic Diagnosis of COVID-19 Pneumonia in a High-Prevalence Population
Handheld lung ultrasound (LUS) demonstrated higher sensitivity than chest X-ray (CXR) in radiographically diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia.
Emergency Medicine
Clinical research
Feasibility of using a handheld ultrasound device to detect and characterize shunt and deep vein thrombosis in patients with COVID-19: an observational study
Handheld ultrasound can be successfully utilized to perform combined lung ultrasound, DVT ultrasound, and limited echo in critically hypoxic patients.
Critical Care
A comparison of handheld ultrasound versus traditional ultrasound for acquisition of RUSH views in healthy volunteers
Rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension examinations performed by a handheld ultrasound system vs traditional devices did not differ in image quality.
Emergency Medicine
Assessing the validity of two-dimensional carotid ultrasound to detect the presence and absence of a pulse
Handheld ultrasound of the common carotid artery is both sensitive and specific for detecting the presence or absence of a pulse in an emergent medicine environment.
Emergency Medicine
Clinical research
Portable Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Scanner for the Evaluation of Lung Involvement in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients
Lower cost, handheld ultrasound scanners are equivalent to standard scanners for non-invasive assessment of severity and dynamic observation of lung lesions in COVID-19 patients.
Critical Care