Concern for patient safety and increased demands on health professionals have resulted in challenges for the clinical training of sonography students. The purpose of this study was to examine simulation use in Commission on Accreditation of All

Can Teaching Ergonomics to Ultrasound Practitioners Reduce White Knuckles & Transducer Grip Force?

Feb 4th, 2019 18m 53s

Ergonomic training is necessary to help reduce work-related upper limb disorders (WRULD) in sonographers. This study provided an ergonomic training session for sonographers, to determine whether a teaching intervention changed the grip force us

Abdominal Adiposity Measured by Sonography as a Tool for Determining Disease Risk

Sep 24th, 2018 10m 22s

A preexperimental cohort study was conducted with 67 overweight cancer survivors. This cohort of participants was screened for baseline body composition and anthropometrics based on a variety of techniques, including body mass index (BMI), dual

Feasibility of an Audit System for Canadian Sonographers in Generalist Ultrasound

Jul 31st, 2018 10m 46s

The purpose of this research was to employ the audit method to measure performance and identify targets of change, setting a template for future large-scale investigations that may inform decisions involving sonographer role expansion in Canada

Sonography and Women’s Health

Jul 3rd, 2018 17m 19s

This issue of the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography is dedicated to women’s health.

Sonography’s Role in the Diagnosis of May–Thurner Syndrome

Jul 3rd, 2018 12m 47s

May–Thurner syndrome (MTS), also known as Cockett syndrome or iliac vein compression syndrome, is a condition in which patients develop swelling, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), venous insufficiency, and other symptoms of the left lower extremity d

The Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography for the Characterization of Focal Liver Lesions

Jun 20th, 2018 14m 47s

Focal liver lesions often occur with or without an underlying liver disease. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography can aid in characterizing liver lesions, potentially avoiding biopsy and computed tomography procedures. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonog

Barriers to Performing Ergonomic Scanning Techniques for Sonographers

Jun 20th, 2018 17m 18s

This study aimed to identify the barriers that prevent currently practicing credentialed sonographers from using industry standard ergonomic scanning techniques. A quantitative descriptive design was used with data collected through an anonymou

Role of Echocardiography in the Assessment of Ventricular Septal Rupture Postmyocardial Infarction

Jun 20th, 2018 27m 32s

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare life-threatening mechanical complication secondary to acute myocardial infarction that usually occurs 2 to 8 days after infarction and frequently precipitates cardiogenic shock. The mortality rate for

Understanding Sonography Clinical Decision-Making Learning Through Student Voices

Jun 20th, 2018 28m 51s

Sonographers assume an important role in providing accurate diagnosis for prompt patient management. The manual task of scanning competency is driven by a high level of cognitive function in the form of clinical decision making (CDM). It is the

Targeted Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Inflammation Detection: A Review of Current Evidence

Jun 20th, 2018 28m 17s

Molecular imaging is a form of nanotechnology that enables the noninvasive examination of biological processes in vivo. Radiopharmaceutical agents are used to target biochemical markers, permitting their detection and evaluation. Early visualiz

Sonographer-Identified Barriers and Facilitators to Prenatal Screening for Congenital Heart Disease

Jun 20th, 2018 8m 34s

Background: Fetal ultrasound screening for congenital heart disease has high detection rates in efficacy studies but not in practice. We investigated sonographers’ perspectives on barriers to screening and their association with intermediate me

Using High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound as a Means to Provide Targeted Drug Delivery

Jun 20th, 2018 20m 45s

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)–mediated drug delivery is a relatively novel technique used to deliver drugs to a targeted location in the body. High-intensity focused ultrasound–mediated drug delivery has a broad range of applications

Brachiocephalic Artery Disease Progression Resulting in Complex Steal Phenomena

Jun 20th, 2018 21m 42s

Severe brachiocephalic artery stenoses are relatively rare obstructions of the extracranial arteries and can cause significant changes to hemodynamics and spectral Doppler waveform patterns, complicating diagnosis. This case study presents dise

Perineural (Tarlov) Cyst Imitating Complex Adnexal Cyst

Jun 20th, 2018 11m 20s

Patients are frequently referred for pelvic sonograms to evaluate for adnexal masses. Determining the etiology of the adnexal mass can be challenging, but is necessary to establish a follow-up strategy and correct diagnosis. It is particularly

Screening for Congenital Heart Disease: Sonographic Features and Techniques for Prenatal Detection

Jun 20th, 2018 14m 44s

Compared with the assessment of most fetal anatomic structures, the assessment of the fetal heart during routine obstetric screening represents a diagnostic challenge for sonographers and interpreting physicians. This is due to a number of fact

Takotsubo: A Case Study of Broken Heart Syndrome

Jun 20th, 2018 12m 22s

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (often referred to as broken heart syndrome) typically presents as apical ballooning, chest pain, shortness of breath, abnormal cardiac enzymes, and electrocardiogram changes. Although takotsubo cardiomyopathy mimics sy

Arterial Doppler Waveforms: The Confusion Continues

Jun 20th, 2018 13m 20s

The absence of uniformly accepted, standardized descriptors for arterial Doppler waveforms has been particularly unsettling to many ultrasound professionals. For years, physicians and sonographers have asked, “How can a waveform be described by

Bioeffects Reference Tool May Not Improve Monitoring of MI and TI in Obstetric Examinations

Jun 20th, 2018 27m 56s

This research examines whether using a reference tool alters the monitoring of the mechanical index (MI) and thermal index (TI) during obstetric (OB) sonograms. A presurvey regarding users’ behavior patterns of monitoring MI/TI indices was emai

Sonographic Detection of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome

Jun 19th, 2018 13m 10s

Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome is a disorder affecting the female reproductive system, which can result in an absent uterus and vagina or a partially absent vagina with a normal uterus. While this female reproductive disorder can be di

Frequent Use of Facebook by Health Care Students Are Unaware of Risks for Violating HIPAA Standards

Jun 11th, 2018 22m 18s

Social networking creates easy opportunities to violate HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). The purpose of this study is to determine if students who frequently update their Facebook statuses have the ability to identif

Increasing Recognition of Fetal Heart Anatomy

May 10th, 2018 14m 14s

Assessment of the fetal heart is a challenging part of any routine obstetrical sonogram. The practice of teaching and learning this skill demands expertise in the visualization and interpretation of normal sonographic appearances of the fetal h

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