Ultrasound

Biggest obstacle in ultrasound training is lack of dedicated faculty time.

Biggest increase in retroperitoneal, soft tissue, and transabdominal GU studies.

An Erratic History and A Gleaming Future

Likelihood of malignancy did not differ between boys and girls.

Imaging could potentially decrease biopsies negative for cancer.

Ultrasound may detect which patients are at minimal risk of sentinel lymph node metastasis.

Radiologists who plan to adopt contrast ultrasound into practice need education, support.

MRE may overestimate the presence of disease when using a scoring system.

Complex studies in higher acuity patients are more likely to be interpreted by radiologists than nonradiologists.

Reconciling the technique and technology of ultrasound.

Using the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System criteria results in fewer biopsies and more accurate recommendations.

Ultrasound images can help clinicians track low-suspicion thyroid nodules following fine-needle aspiration biopsies.

Radiologists in the emergency department can help advocate for patients with opioid-use disorders.

Use of imaging for musculoskeletal extremities has increased significantly over the past 20 years.

Helping ultrasound meet its potential.

Adding automated breast US to regular screening of women with BRCA mutation and cancer detection.

Case History: 55-year-old with pain and swelling in left submandibular region.

FDA approves Philips’ ‘Small Parts’ ultrasound transducer.

Utility of both PI-RADS version 2 and MRI-ultrasound fusion biopsy for diagnosing prostate cancer.

Case History: 24-year-old male with enlarged cervical lymph nodes associated with weight loss and fever.

Case History: 49-year-old female presented with palpable right breast retroareolar mass.

The first choice for imaging adult patients with suspected appendicitis varies according to patient demographics and resource availability.

Ultrasound as an artform.

Using ultrasound as part of the FAST assessment for children with blunt abdominal trauma does not appear to improve quality of care.

Subsequent ultrasounds are more likely to occur when non-radiologists read initial ultrasounds in the emergency department than when radiologists read.