Diagnostic Ultrasound

According to a presenter at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress, point-of-care intestinal ultrasound in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease eliminates intolerable preparation and promotes shared understanding.

A re-analysis of thyroid imaging reporting and data system ultrasound scoring after molecular analysis is a cost-effective option to assist with preoperative diagnosis of indeterminate thyroid nodules, data from a retrospective study show.

LAS VEGAS – In this video exclusive from the ACG Scientific Annual Meeting, Amit Singal, MD, from UT Southwestern Medical Center, discussed best practices for the screening, surveillance, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

In this video Kevin B. Ginsburg, MD, a urologic oncology fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, discusses a study on the three-year outcomes for patients with prostate cancer undergoing MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation, which was presented at the American Urological Association's annual meeting.

A routine ultrasound during the third trimester of pregnancy did not significantly affect pregnancy-related anxiety or mother-to-infant bonding, according to results of a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted in the Netherlands.

Lung ultrasound-guided ED strategy vs. standard care to assess pulmonary congestion in patients with acute HF.

Transvaginal ultrasound used to determine appropriateness of endometrial cancer biopsy missed nearly five times more cases of the disease among Black women vs. white women, according to a simulated cohort study published in JAMA Oncology.

A strategy of care based on lung ultrasound in the ED for pulmonary congestion in acute HF showed no benefit in reducing B-line numbers compared with usual care, according to new study findings.

Ultrasound quality changed between examinations for hepatocellular carcinoma detection in patients with cirrhosis, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Ultrasound can assist clinical examinations in precisely identifying inflamed sites in ankles among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.