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Standard to Handheld: A New Wave in Thoracic Ultrasound and Patient Care—A Direct Comparison of Portable Handheld Against Standard in Thoracic Ultrasound

Medicina
Background and Objective: Ultrasound has become more popular and useful over the last few years in improving healthcare. While handheld devices offer portability and convenience, their diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility require further scrutiny ...
Dzufar Halim, Alan Kelly, James Hayes, Kathleen Bennett, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Dimitrios Ampazis, Fotios Sampsonas   +6 more
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Can Different Expertise Levels of Ultrasound Operators Accurately Screen with Handheld Ultrasound? [PDF]

Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy
Objective: To evaluate accuracy and feasibility of a handheld ultrasound machine for measuring carotid artery intima-media thicknesses (CIMT) and hemodynamic parameters by different expertise levels of ultrasound operators.
Yuzhou Shen, MD, Lin Jin, MD, Lei Sha, MD, Mengmeng Cao, MD, Desheng Sun, MD, Li Liu, MD, Zhaojun Li, MD
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The Use of Handheld Ultrasound Devices – An EFSUMB Position Paper [PDF]

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, 2018
AbstractThe miniaturization of ultrasound equipment in the form of tablet- or smartphone-sized ultrasound equipment is a result of the rapid evolution of technology and handheld ultrasound devices (HHUSD). This position paper of the European Federation of Societies in Ultrasound and Medicine (EFSUMB) assesses the current status of HHUSD in abdominal ...
Nielsen M. B., Cantisani V., Sidhu P. S., Badea R., Batko T., Carlsen J., Claudon M., Ewertsen C., Garre C., Genov J., Gilja O. H., Havre R., Kosiak M., Kosiak W., Pilcher J., Prosch H., Radzina M., Rafailidis V., Rykkje A., Serra A., Sotriadis A., Ostergaard M., Dietrich C. F.   +22 more
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Handheld ultrasound device-guided axillary vein access for pacemaker and defibrillator implantation [PDF]

Veins and Lymphatics, 2023
While ultrasound assistance for accessing the axillary vein has been established as a reliable method for cardiac pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator leads implantation, there is a lack of information regarding the utilization of portable handheld ...
Biagio Sassone, Enrico Bertagnin, Giuseppe Simeti, Santo Virzì   +3 more
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Handheld transabdominal ultrasound, after limited training, may confirm first trimester viable intrauterine pregnancy: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2021
Objectives Handheld point-of-care abdominal ultrasound (POCUS) may be used by primary care physicians while vaginal ultrasound is limited to use in specialist care.
Judith Krossøy Pedersen, Cecilie Sira, Jone Trovik   +2 more
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A valuable and affordable handheld ultrasound in combating COVID-19 [PDF]

Critical Care, 2020
The handheld ultrasound demonstrates clinical and economic value in combating COVID-19 based on interviews with frontline ultrasound physician and cardiologist as well as a national expert in medical ultrasound.
Feng Qian, Xueqin Zhou, Jianqiao Zhou, Zhenhua Liu, Qian Nie   +4 more
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Performance of a Handheld Ultrasound Device to Assess Articular and Periarticular Pathologies in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis

Diagnostics, 2021
The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy and performance of a new handheld ultrasound (HHUS) machine in comparison to a conventional cart-based sonographic machine in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA).
Giulia Corte, Sara Bayat, Koray Tascilar, Larissa Valor-Mendez, Louis Schuster, Johannes Knitza, Filippo Fagni, Georg Schett, Arnd Kleyer, David Simon   +9 more
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Acoustic-Field Beamforming-Based Generalized Coherence Factor for Handheld Ultrasound

Applied Sciences, 2022
Handheld ultrasound devices have been widely used for diagnostic applications. The use of the acoustic-field beamforming (AFB) method has been proposed for handheld ultrasound to reduce electricity consumption and avoid battery and unwanted heat issues ...
Chang-Lin Hu, Chien-Ju Li, I-Cheng Cheng, Peng-Zhi Sun, Brian Hsu, Hsiao-Hsuan Cheng, Zhan-Sheng Lin, Chii-Wann Lin, Meng-Lin Li   +8 more
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Accuracy and Reproducibility of Handheld 3D Ultrasound Versus Conventional 2D Ultrasound for Urinary Bladder Volume Measurement: A Prospective Comparative Study

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Accurate urinary bladder (UB) volume measurement is essential for diagnosing urinary retention, evaluating post-void residuals, and guiding catheterization decisions.
Abdulrahman M. Alfuraih, Saleh K. S. Alkuwileet, Abdulmalik K. Alhoysin, Abdulmajed S. Alhawwashi, Abdullah I. Aldakan, Fahad K. Alotaibi, Mohammed J. Alsaadi   +6 more
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Comparison of Six Handheld Ultrasound Devices by Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Experts [PDF]

POCUS Journal
Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) use is increasing among pediatric clinicians, but lack of access to ultrasound devices is a major barrier.
Stephanie K. Leung, Ria Dancel, Riya Soni, Ariadna Perez-Sanchez, Michael J. Mader, Haitham Al-Wahab, Thomas W. Conlon, Maria V. Fraga, Javier J. Lasa, Andrea Matho, Hannah Smith, Nilam Soni   +11 more
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