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View article: Depth-Dependent Variability in Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging for Hepatic Steatosis: A Pilot Study of ATI and HRI in Healthy Volunteers
Depth-Dependent Variability in Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging for Hepatic Steatosis: A Pilot Study of ATI and HRI in Healthy Volunteers Open
Ultrasound attenuation imaging (ATI) is a non-invasive method for quantifying hepatic steatosis, offering advantages over the hepatorenal index (HRI). However, its reliability can be influenced by factors such as measurement depth, ROI siz…
View article: Correction to: Pictorial review of multiparametric MRI in bladder urothelial carcinoma with variant histology: pearls and pitfalls
Correction to: Pictorial review of multiparametric MRI in bladder urothelial carcinoma with variant histology: pearls and pitfalls Open
View article: Tuberculosis Visualized With the Ultrasound Probe: A Systematic Review of Sonographic Pattern Descriptions and an Analysis of Common Sonographic Features
Tuberculosis Visualized With the Ultrasound Probe: A Systematic Review of Sonographic Pattern Descriptions and an Analysis of Common Sonographic Features Open
Evidence on tuberculosis (TB) ultrasound patterns is scarce. We systematically reviewed the literature aiming to identify common TB ultrasound features. Sources included PubMed, Cochrane Library, and others (1 January 2000 through 30 Augus…
View article: Advancements in artificial intelligence for prostate cancer: Optimizing diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic assessment
Advancements in artificial intelligence for prostate cancer: Optimizing diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic assessment Open
View article: Effectiveness of a 5-day adapted swim instruction program for children with disabilities
Effectiveness of a 5-day adapted swim instruction program for children with disabilities Open
Background Drowning is a leading cause of death for children. Some populations of children with disabilities, such as children with autism, experience a health disparity in drowning when compared to peers without disabilities. Objective Th…
View article: Multiparametric MRI and artificial intelligence in predicting and monitoring treatment response in bladder cancer
Multiparametric MRI and artificial intelligence in predicting and monitoring treatment response in bladder cancer Open
View article: Assessment of ultrasound image quality in a reference phantom using gel and liquid standoff pads
Assessment of ultrasound image quality in a reference phantom using gel and liquid standoff pads Open
Background: and Methods: This paper presents a review of image quality in ultrasound imaging when using gel and liquid standoff pads, compared to imaging without a standoff pad. Imaging metrics assessed are lateral resolution, nearfield ta…
View article: Accuracy of lung and abdominal ultrasound for tuberculosis diagnosis: a prospective cohort study from India
Accuracy of lung and abdominal ultrasound for tuberculosis diagnosis: a prospective cohort study from India Open
Background Point-of care ultrasound is considered to hold promise in tuberculosis (TB) screening. However, most available abdominal ultrasound data focuses on HIV-infected cohorts and for lung ultrasound (LUS) data is very sparse. We aimed…
View article: Comparison of Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging Using a Linear versus a Conventional Convex Probe: A Volunteer Study
Comparison of Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging Using a Linear versus a Conventional Convex Probe: A Volunteer Study Open
The study aimed to investigate the feasibility of attenuation imaging (ATI) measurements using a linear probe on healthy volunteers and compare measurements with the conventional convex probe. Attenuation imaging measurements of the liver …
View article: Watch & wait - Post neoadjuvant imaging for rectal cancer
Watch & wait - Post neoadjuvant imaging for rectal cancer Open
View article: Confounders of Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging in a Linear Probe Using the Canon Aplio i800 System: A Phantom Study
Confounders of Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging in a Linear Probe Using the Canon Aplio i800 System: A Phantom Study Open
There have been studies showing attenuation imaging (ATI) with ultrasound as an approach to diagnose liver diseases such as steatosis or cirrhosis. So far, this technique has only been used on a convex probe. The goal of the study was to i…
View article: Influence of Measurement Depth and Acquisition Parameters on Shear Wave Speed and Shear Wave Dispersion in Certified Phantoms Using a Canon Aplio Clinical Ultrasound Scanner
Influence of Measurement Depth and Acquisition Parameters on Shear Wave Speed and Shear Wave Dispersion in Certified Phantoms Using a Canon Aplio Clinical Ultrasound Scanner Open
View article: Impact of Breathing Phase, Liver Segment, and Prandial State on Ultrasound Shear Wave Speed, Shear Wave Dispersion, and Attenuation Imaging of the Liver in Healthy Volunteers
Impact of Breathing Phase, Liver Segment, and Prandial State on Ultrasound Shear Wave Speed, Shear Wave Dispersion, and Attenuation Imaging of the Liver in Healthy Volunteers Open
Objectives: Measurement location and patient state can impact noninvasive liver assessment and change clinical staging in ultrasound examinations. Research into differences exists for Shear Wave Speed (SWS) and Attenuation Imaging (ATI), b…
View article: Child and adolescent psychiatry staff’s knowledge on pain management
Child and adolescent psychiatry staff’s knowledge on pain management Open
Objective To assess the level of child and adolescent psychiatric staff’s knowledge regarding pain management, to determine group differences between the medically more educated (physicians, nurses) and the less educated (psychologists, ed…
View article: Fully automated breast segmentation on spiral breast computed tomography images
Fully automated breast segmentation on spiral breast computed tomography images Open
Introduction The quantification of the amount of the glandular tissue and breast density is important to assess breast cancer risk. Novel photon‐counting breast computed tomography (CT) technology has the potential to quantify them. For ac…
View article: Influence of CT Image Matrix Size and Kernel Type on the Assessment of HRCT in Patients with SSC-ILD
Influence of CT Image Matrix Size and Kernel Type on the Assessment of HRCT in Patients with SSC-ILD Open
Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc), and its early detection and treatment may prevent deterioration of lung function. Different vendors have recently made larger image matrice…
View article: Task shifting for point of care ultrasound in primary healthcare in low- and middle-income countries-a systematic review
Task shifting for point of care ultrasound in primary healthcare in low- and middle-income countries-a systematic review Open
View article: Improvements in Swim Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Following a 5-Day Adapted Learn-To-Swim Program (iCan Swim)
Improvements in Swim Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Following a 5-Day Adapted Learn-To-Swim Program (iCan Swim) Open
Drowning is one of the leading causes of death in children and teenagers. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk for drowning. Improvements in swim skills have been observed in children with ASD participating…
View article: Radiologists should support non-radiologist point-of-care ultrasonography in children: a case for involvement and collaboration
Radiologists should support non-radiologist point-of-care ultrasonography in children: a case for involvement and collaboration Open
View article: Sources of Variability in Shear Wave Speed and Dispersion Quantification with Ultrasound Elastography: A Phantom Study
Sources of Variability in Shear Wave Speed and Dispersion Quantification with Ultrasound Elastography: A Phantom Study Open
View article: Speed of sound and shear wave speed for calf soft tissue composition and nonlinearity assessment
Speed of sound and shear wave speed for calf soft tissue composition and nonlinearity assessment Open
SWS and SoS provide independent information about tissue elastic properties. SWS correlated stronger with BF% than SoS, but measurements were less reliable. SoS enabled the extraction of novel metrics related to tissue nonlinearity with po…
View article: Comparison of ultrasound speed-of-sound of the lower extremity and lumbar muscle assessed with computed tomography for muscle loss assessment
Comparison of ultrasound speed-of-sound of the lower extremity and lumbar muscle assessed with computed tomography for muscle loss assessment Open
To compare the speed of propagation of ultrasound (US) waves (SoS) of the lower leg with the clinical reference standard computed tomography (CT) at the level of lumbar vertebra 3 (L3) for muscle loss assessment. Both calf muscles of 50 pa…
View article: Quantification of immobilization-induced changes in human calf muscle using speed-of-sound ultrasound
Quantification of immobilization-induced changes in human calf muscle using speed-of-sound ultrasound Open
Short-term immobilization leads to fatty muscular degeneration, which is associated with various negative health effects. Based on literature showing very high correlations between MRI Dixon fat fraction and Speed-of-Sound (SoS), we hypoth…
View article: Pulmonary aspergilloma on transthoracic ultrasound
Pulmonary aspergilloma on transthoracic ultrasound Open
View article: Transthoracic mediastinal ultrasound in childhood tuberculosis: A review
Transthoracic mediastinal ultrasound in childhood tuberculosis: A review Open
Diagnosing childhood tuberculosis (TB) is challenging, and novel diagnostic tools are urgently needed. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is a hallmark of primary pulmonary TB (PTB) in children. We aimed to summarise available methodological and …
View article: Umgang mit chronischen Schmerzen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit psychischen Erkrankungen: Wissensstand und Fortbildungs- Besuch von Mitarbeitern in der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie
Umgang mit chronischen Schmerzen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit psychischen Erkrankungen: Wissensstand und Fortbildungs- Besuch von Mitarbeitern in der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie Open
Chronische Schmerzen sind bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit psychischen Erkran- kungen insgesamt ein häufiges Phänomen. Grundlage einer fachgerechten multimo- dalen Schmerztherapie ist ein fundierter Wissensstand der Mitarbeiter der unter- …
View article: Ultrasound Imaging of Injections in Masseter Muscle without Contrast Agent Using Strain Elastography and a Novel B-Mode Spatiotemporal Filter
Ultrasound Imaging of Injections in Masseter Muscle without Contrast Agent Using Strain Elastography and a Novel B-Mode Spatiotemporal Filter Open
View article: Diagnostic value of a spiral breast computed tomography system equipped with photon counting detector technology in patients with implants
Diagnostic value of a spiral breast computed tomography system equipped with photon counting detector technology in patients with implants Open
To evaluate the value of a breast computed tomography (CT) (B-CT) in assessing breast density, pathologies and implant integrity in women with breast implants. This retrospective study was approved by the local ethics committee. B-CT image…
View article: Validation of the suction device Nimble for the assessment of skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis
Validation of the suction device Nimble for the assessment of skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis Open
View article: Breast Density Assessment in Young Women with Ultrasound based on Speed of Sound: Influence of the Menstrual Cycle
Breast Density Assessment in Young Women with Ultrasound based on Speed of Sound: Influence of the Menstrual Cycle Open
To investigate changes in breast density (BD) during the menstrual cycle in young women in comparison to inter-breast and -segment changes as well as reproducibility of a novel Speed-of-Sound (SoS) Ultrasound (US) method. SoS-US uses a con…