Embolism from the heart or the thoracic aorta often leads to clinically significant morbidity
and mortality due to transient ischemic attack, stroke or occlusion of peripheral arteries …

Background Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is a simplified, clinician-performed
application of echocardiography that is rapidly expanding in use, especially in emergency …

Objective: To establish evidence-based guidelines for the use of bedside cardiac
ultrasound, echocardiography, in the ICU and equivalent care sites. Methods: Grading of …

The use of ultrasound has developed over the last 50 years into an indispensable first-line
test for the cardiac evaluation of symptomatic patients. The technologic miniaturization and …

Abstract Purpose of the Review Point-of-care ultrasound using small ultrasound devices has
expanded beyond emergency and critical care medicine to many other subspecialties …

Background Presenting signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism (PE) are nonspecific,
favoring a large use of second-line diagnostic tests such as multidetector CT pulmonary …

Objective Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common diagnosis with significant mortality if not
appropriately treated. The use of transthoracic echocardiography in patients with PE is …

In this article we will review the imaging features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
across multiple modalities, including radiography, CT, MRI, PET/CT, and US. Given that …

Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound in suspected
pulmonary embolism. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources …

The development of hand-carried, battery-powered ultrasound devices has created a new
practice in ultrasound diagnostic imaging, called 'point-of-care'ultrasound (POCUS) …