Ultrasound Literature Bank


Abdominal Ultrasound
Critical Care Ultrasound
Dermatomusculoskeletal Ultrasound
Field and Prehospital Ultrasound
Echocardiography
Obstetric and Gynecological Ultrasound
Ocular Ultrasound
Pediatric Ultrasound

Procedural Guidance
Pulmonary Ultrasound
Training and Guidelines

Abdominal Ultrasound

Accuracy of Post Void Residual Urine Volume Measurement Using a Portable Ultrasound Bladder Scanner with Real0time Pre Scan Imaging, URology and Urodynamics, 2011

A Comparison of the Accuracy of Ultrasound and Computer Tomography in Common Diagnosis Causing Acute Abdominal Pain;European Radiology- 2011

The Interrater reliabilty of inferior vena cava ultrasound by bedside clinicain sonographers in ED patients, Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011

Respiratoy changes in inferior vena cava diameter are helpful in predicting fluid responsiveness in ventilated septic patients, Intensive Care Medicine, 2011

CT and US in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis: An Argument for CT; Radiology- Volume 255 (2010)

CT and US in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis: An Argument for US; Radiology- Volume 255 (2010)

Acute pyelonephritis, Ultrasound Quarterly, 2010

Ultrasound of the extrahepatic bile duct, Ultrasound Quarterly, 2010

Profiles of US and CT inaging features with a high pprobability of appendicitis, European Radiology 2010

Prospective Evaluation of Emergency Department Bedside Ultrasonography for the Detection of Acute Cholecystitis. Summers SM - Ann Emerg Med - Aug-2010; 56(2) 114-122

An Interdisciplinary Initiative to Reduce Radiation Exposure: Evaluation of Appendicitis in a Pediatric Emergency Department with Clinical Assessment Supported by a Staged Ultrasound and CT Pathway; Academic Emergency Medicine- Volume 16 (2009)

Ultrasound assessment of gastric content and volume. Perlas A - Anesthesiology - 01-JUL-2009; 111(1): 82-9

National Survey of Canadian General Surgery Program Directors Regarding Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma; Journal of Surgical Education- Volume 66 (2009)

Feasibility of Emergency Physician Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis Using Point-of-care Ultrasound; Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 37 (2009)

Identification of Congestive Heart Failure via Respiratory Variation of Inferior Vena Cava; American Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 27 (2009)

Emergent Right Upper Quadrant Sonography; Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine- Volume 28 (2009)

Routine Screening for Asympotmatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in High-risk Patients is not Recommended in Emergency Departments that are Frequently Crowded; Academic Emergency Medicine- Volume 16 (2009)

Volumetric Bladder Ultrasound Performed by Trained Nurses Increases Catheterization Success in Pediatric Patients; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 26 (2008)

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Asymptomatic-at-risk Patients Using Emergency Ultrasound; American Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 26 (2008)

The Gastric Fulid Sign: an Unrecognized False-positive Finding During FAST Examinations; American Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 26 (2008)

Sonographic Inferior Vena Cava / Aorta Diameter Index, A New Approach to the Body Fluid Status Assessment in Children and Young Adults in Emergency Ultrasound; American Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 26 (2008)

How Fast is the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Examination Learning Curve?- Emergency Medicine Australasia - Volume 20, (2008)

Recognition of Pneumoperitoneum Using Bedside Ultrasound in Critically Ill Patients Presenting with Acute Abdominal Pain; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 25 (2007)

The utility of focused abdominal ultrasound in blunt abdominal trauma: a reappraisal. Helling TS - Am J Surg - 01-DEC-2007; 194(6): 728-32; discussion 732-3

Ultrasound Imaging of the Biliary Tract Rubens DJ - Ultrasound Clin - July 2007; 2(3); 391-413

Clinician-performed focused sonography for the resuscitation of trauma. Kirkpatrick AW - Crit Care Med - 01-MAY-2007; 35(5 Suppl): S162-72

Associaition Between a Positive ED FAST Examination and Theraputic Laparotomy in Normotensive Blunt Trauma Patients; The Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 33, Number 3 (2007)

Characteristic Locations of Inguinal and Anterior Abdominal Wall Hernias: Sonographic Appearances and Identification of Clinical Pitfalls; American Journal of Radiology (2007)

Diagnosis of Diverticulitis by Bedside Ultrasound in the Emergency Department; The Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 30, Number 3 (2006)

Prospective validation of a current algorithm including bedside US performed by emergency physicians for patients with acute flank pain suspected for renal colic; Emergency Medicine Journal- Volume 23 (2006)

Focused Aortic Ultrasound to Evalutate the Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in ED Patients with High-risk Symptoms; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 24, Number 2 (March, 2006)

Impact of Bedside Right Upper Quadrant Ultrasonography on Radiology Imaging; Emergency Radiology - Volume 13, Number 1 (Sept., 2006)

Emergency Ultrasound and Urinalysis in the Evaluation of Flank Pain; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 12 (December, 2005)

Hand-held Thoracic Sonography for Detecting Post-Traumatic Pneumothoraces: The Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma; The Journal of Trauma - Volume 57, Number 2 (August 2004)

Prospective Study of Accuracy and Outcome of Emergency Utlrasound for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm over Two Years; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 10, Number 8 (August 2003)

Hemoperitoneum Score Helps Determine Need for Therapeutic Laparotomy; The Journal of Trauma - Volume 50, Number 4 (April, 2001)

Performance and Interpretation of Focused Right Upper Quadrant Ultrasound by Emergency Physicians; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 21, Number 1 (Feb., 2001)

Ultrasonography of Flank Pain in the Emergency Department: Renal Cell Carcinoma as a Diagnostic Concern; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 18 (2000)

Emergency Deparmtent Ultrasound Scanning for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Accessible, Accurate and Advantageous - Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 36, Number 3 (Sept. 2000)

Decreasing Length of Stay with Emergency Ultrasound Examination of the Gallbladder; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 6, Number 10 (Oct., 1999)

Use of Ultrasound to Determine Need for Laparotomy in Trauma Patients; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 29, Number 3 (March, 1997)

Abdominal Sonography for the Diagnosis of Bowel Obstruction; Annals of Surgery - Volume 29, Number 3 (March, 1996)

Prospective Evaluation of Abdominal Sonography for the Diagnosis of Bowel Obstruction; Annals of Surgery - Volume 29, Number 3 (March, 1996)

Critical Care Ultrasound

The Interrater Reliability of IVC Ultrasound by Bedside Clinical Sonographers in ED patients; Academic Emergency Medicine-(2011)

Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Tracheal Puncture: A CT Controlled Study in Cadavers.;British Journal of Anesthesia (2011)

Emergency Department Bedside Ultrasonographic Measurement of the Caval Index for Noninvasive Determination of Low Cenral Venous Pressure; Annals of Emergency Medicine- Volume 55 (2010)

Barriers to ultrasound training in critical care fellowships, Critical Care Medicine 2010.

The RUSH exam: Rapid Ultrasound in SHock in the evaluation of the critically lll. Perera P - Emerg Med Clin North Am - 01-FEB-2010; 28(1): 29-56, vii

Abdominal and Cardiac Evaluation with Sonography in Shock (ACES): an Approach by Emergency Physicians for the use of Ultrasound in Patients with Undifferentiated Hypotension; Emergency Medicine Journal- Volume 26 (2009)

Toward an Ultrasound Curriculum for Critical Care Medicine; Critical Care Medicine - Volume 35, Number 5 (2007)

Patient follow-up after negative lower extremity bedside ultrasound for deep venous thrombosis in the ED. McIlrath ST - Am J Emerg Med - 01-MAY-2006; 24(3): 325-8

Sonographic measurement of the inferior vena cava as a marker of blood loss. Lyon M - Am J Emerg Med - 01-JAN-2005; 23(1): 45-50

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Immediate Versus Delayed Goal-directed Ultrasound to Identify the Cause of Non-traumatic Hypotension in Emergency Department Patients; Critical Care Medicine- Volume 32, Number 8 (2004)

The UHP Ultrasound Protocol: A Novel Ultrasound Approach to the Emperic Evaluation of the Undifferentiated Hypotensive Patient; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 19, Number 4 (July, 2001)

Dermatomusculoskeletal Ultrasound

Shoulder Ultrasound; Radiology - (2011)

The Sonographic Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules Study; Emergency Medicine Journal (2011)

Ultrasound Diagnosis of Traumatic Partial Tricepts Tendon Tear in the Emergency Department; The Journal of Emergency Medicine (2011)

Horizontal Subxiphoid Landmark Optimizes Probe Placement duirn the FAST Ultrasound Exam; European Emergency Medicine (2011)

Evaluation of Shoulder Integrity in Space: First Report of Musculoskeletal US on the International Space Station; Radiation (2011)

A Prosepective Comparison of Procedural Sedation and Ultrasound guided interscalene Nerve Block for Shoulder Reduction in the ED; Academic Emergency Medicine (2011)

The Ability of Emergency Nurses to Detect Simulated Long Bone Fractures with Portable Ultrasound; International Emergency Nursing (2011)

Supracondylar Radial Nerve Block for Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in the Emergency Department; The Journal of Emergency Medicine (2011)

Visual Stimulus: Splinter Localization with Ultrasound; Journal of Emergency Medicine (2011)

Sonographic Bedside Detection of Sialolithiasis with Submandibular Gland Obstruction; American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2011)

Overview of Musculoskeletal Sonography; Ultrasound Quarterly-Volume 26, Number 1 (2010)

A low cost ultrasound phantom of the lumbar spine, Regional anestheisa and Pain Medicine, (2010)

Ultrasound Guided Reducation of Distal Radius Fractures; American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2010)

Thrombosed popliteal venous aneurysm, Ultrasound Quarterly, (2010)

Bedside Ultrasound for the Detection of Soft Tissue Foreign Bodies: A Cadaveric Study; The Journal of Emergency Medicine-Volume 36, Number 4 (2009)

Sonography of the Normal Ankle: A Target Approach Using Skeletal Reference Points; American Journal of Radiology - (2009)

Use of Ultrasound Elastography for Skin and Subcutaneous Abscesses; The Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine-Volume 28 (2009)

The Prognostic Values of Soft Tissue Sonography for Adult Cellulitis without Pus or Abscess Formation; Internal Medicine Journal-(2009)

Emergency Clinician-Performed Compression Ultrasonography for Deep Venous Thrombosis of the Lower Extremity; Annals of Emergency Medicine- (2008)

Prospective Use of Ultrasound Imaging to Detect Bony Hand Injuries in Adults; Journal of Ultrasound Medicine - Volume 26 (2007)

Diganosis and Guided Reduction of Forearm Fractures in Children Using Bedside Ultrasound; Pediatric Emergency Care - Volume 23, Number 8 (Aug., 2007)

The Effect of Soft-tissue Ultrasound on the Management of Cellulitis in the Emergency Deparment; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 13, Number 4 (April, 2006)

Do we Really Need Plain and Soft-tissue Radiographs to Detect Radiolucent Foreign Bodies in the ED?; The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 24, Number 7 (November, 2006)

ABSCESS: Applied Bedside Sonography for Convenient Evaluation of Superficial Soft Tissue Infections; Academnic Emergency Medicine - Volume 12, Number 7 (July, 2005)

Goal-Directed Ultrasound in the Detection of Long-Bone Fractures; Journal of Trauma - Volume 17, Number 2 (Aug., 2004)

Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Peritonsillar Abscess by the Emergency Physician; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 21, Number 2 (March, 2003)

The Comparative Accuracy of Radiolucent Foreign Body Detection using Ultrasonography; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 18, Number 4 (July, 2000)

Ultrasound for the Detection of Foreign Bodies in Human Tissue; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 29, Number 3 (March 1997)

Echocardiography

Can Junior Emergency Physicians us E-Point Septal Separation to Accurately Estimage Left Ventricular Function in Acutely Dyspneic Patients; Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011.

Comparison of Serical Qualitative and Quantitative Assessments of Caval Index and LV Systolic Function During Early Fluid Resuscitation of Hypotensive Emergency Department Patients; Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011.

Comparison of Serial Qualitative and Quantitative Assessments of Caval Index and LFV Systolic Function During Early Fluid Resuscitation of Hypotensive ED Patients; Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion: Does the patient have cardiac tamponade; Recuscitation, 2011.

Use of Echocardiography and Modalities of Patient Monitoring of Trauma Patients; Current Opinions in Anesthesiology- 2010

Focused cardiac ultrasound in the emergent setting: a consensus statement of the american society of echocardiography and the american college of emergency physicians, 2010.

Abdominal and Cardiac Evaluation with Sonography in Shock (ACES): an Approach by Emergency Physicians for the use of Ultrasound in Patients with Undifferentiated Hypotension; Emergency Medicine Journal- Volume 26 (2009)

Diagnostic accuracy of hospialist performed hand-carried ultrasound echocardiography after a breif training program

Current Issues with Emergency Cardiac Ultrasound Probe and Image Conventions; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 15, Number 3 (March 2008)

Bedside Ultrasound of the Lung for the Monitoring of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 26 (2008)

The Syndrome of Cardiac Tamponade with "Small" Pericardial Effusion; Echocardiography - Volume 25 (2008)

Bedside echocardiographic assessment for trauma/critical care: the BEAT exam. Gunst M - J Am Coll Surg - 01-SEP-2008; 207(3): e1-3

Directed bedside transthoracic echocardiography: preferred cardiac window for left ventricular ejection fraction estimation in critically ill patients. Mark DG - Am J Emerg Med - 01-OCT-2007; 25(8): 894-900

Ultrasonography in community emergency departments in the United States: access to ultrasonography performed by consultants and status of emergency physician-performed ultrasonography. Moore CL - Ann Emerg Med - 01-FEB-2006; 47(2): 147-53

Echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of pericardial disease, Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2006

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Immediate versus Delayed Goal-Directed Ultrasound to Identify the Cause of Nontraumatic Hypotension in Emergency Department Patients;Critical CareMedicine - Volume 32, Number 8 (2004)

Accuracy of Emergency Physician Assessment of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Central Venous Pressure Using Echocardiography; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 10, Number 9 (Sept. 2003)

Determination of Left Ventricular Function by Emergency Physician Echocardiography of Hypotensive Patients; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 9, Number 3 (March, 2002)

Bedside Echocardiography by Emergency Physicians; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 38, Number 4 (Oct., 2001)

Outcome in Cardiac Arrest Patients Found to Have Cardiac Standstill on the Bedside Emergency Department Echocardiogram; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 8, Number 6 (June, 2001)

Field and Pre-hospital Ultrasound

Ultrasound Applications in Mass Casualities and Extreme Enviornments; Critical Care Medicine- Volume359, Number 5 (2007)

Usefulness of Hand-held Ultrasound Devices in Out-of-hospital Diagnosis Performed by Emergency Physicians; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 24, (2006)

The Potential of Handheld Trauma Sonography in the Air Medical Transport of the Trauma Victim; Air Medical Journal - Volume 24, Number 1 (January, 2005)

Obstetric and Gynecological Ultrasound

Molar Pregnancy; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - (2011)

Pelvic examination is unnecessary in pregnant patients with a normal bedside ultrasound. Seymour A - Am J Emerg Med - 01-FEB-2010; 28(2): 213-6

Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy, Ultrasound Quarterly 2010

Learning curve of emergency physicians using emergency bedside sonography in symptomatic first trimester pregnancy, Journal of Ultrasound Medicine 2010

Ectopic Pregnancy and Tubo-ovarian Abscess;The Journal of Emergency Medicine - (2010)

Cervical Ectopic Pregnancy Case Report: Findings for the Bedside Sonographer; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 26 (2009)

Obstetric Ultrasonography in Low-income Countries; Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology- Volume 52 (2009)

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome;The Journal of Emergency Medicine - (2009)

Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound exam for assigning a specific diagnosis to adnexal masses, Ultrasound Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2009

Complete Uterine Inversion; Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine- Volume 28 (2009)

A New Method to Assess Fetal Head Descent in Labor with Transperineal Ultrasound; Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology- Volume 33 (2009)

Ectopic Pregnancy; New England Journal of Medicine- Volume 36 (2009)

Compact Ultrasound for Improving Maternal and Perinatal Care in Low-Resource Settings; Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine- Volume 28 (2009)

Imaging of acute pelvic pain

ED Endovaginal Pelvic Ultrasound in Nonpregnant Women with Right Lower Quadrant Pain; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 36 (2009)

Role of Bedside Transvaginal Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Tubo-Ovarian Abscess in the Emergency Department; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 34, Number 4 (2008)

Prospective Comparative Tiral of Endovaginal Sonographic Bimanual Examination versus Traditional Digital Bimanual Examination in Nonpregnant Women with Lower Abdominal Pain with Regard to Body Mass Index Classification; Journal of Ultrasound Medicine - Volume 27 (2008)

ED Endovaginal Pelvic Ultrasound in Nonpregnant Women with Right Lower Quadrant Pain; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 26, (2008)

Ultrasonographical diagnosis of acute gynecological pain, Singapore Medicine Journal, 2008

Emergency gynecologic imaging, US, CT, MRI, 2008

Diagnosis and Managment of Ectopic Pregnancy Using Bedside Transvaginal Ultrasonography in the ED: A Two Year Experience American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 25, (2007)

Free Fluid in Morison's Pouch on Bedside Ultrasound Predicts Need for Operative Intervention in Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume145, Number 8 (August 2007)

What do Clinical Users Know Regarding Safety of Ultrasound During Pregnancy?; Journal of Ultrasound Medicine - Volume 26 (2007)

Free Fluid in Morison's Pouch on Bedside Ultrasound Predicts Need for Operative Intervention in Ectopic Pregnancy; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 14, Number 8 (Aug., 2007)

Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy Using Bedside Transvaginal Ultrasonography n the ED: A 2 year Experience; The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 25, Number 6 (July, 2007)

Prenatal Exposure to Ultrasound Waves Impacts Neuronal Migration in Mice; Proceedings of the National Academy of Science - Volume 103, Number 34 (Aug., 2006)

Imaging of pelvic pain in the first trimester of pregnancy. Eyvazzadeh AD - Radiol Clin North Am - 01-NOV-2006; 44(6): 863-77

Effects of Repeated Prenatal Ultrasound Examinations on Childhood Outcome up to 8 Years of Age: Follow up of a Randomized Controlled Trial; Lancet - Volume 364 (2004)

Ruptured Heterotopic Pregnancy Presenting with Relative Bradycardia in a Woman Not Receiveing Reprouctive Assistance; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 43, Number 3 (March, 2004)

Subclassification of Indeterminate Pelvic Ultrasonography: Prospective Evaluation of the risk of Ectopic Pregnancy; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 39, Number 4 (Apr., 2002)

Do Emergency Physicians Save Time When Locating a Live Intrauterine Pregnancy with Bedside Ultrasonography?; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 7, Number 9 (Sept. 2000)

Transvaginal Ultrasound in Patients with Low B-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Values: How Often is the Study Diagnostic?; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 30, Number 2 (August 1997)

Ocular Ultrasound

Ultrasound Assessment of Extraocular Movements and Pupillary Light Reflex in Ocular Trauma; American Journal of Emergency Medicine -(2010)

Ultrasound Diagnosis of Papilledema and Increased Intracranial Pressure in Pseudotumor Cerebri; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 27 (2009)

Reliability of Optic Nerve Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Patients with Spontaneous Intracranail Hemorrhage; Neurocritical Care- (2009)

Ultrasonography of the Optic Nerve Sheath May be Useful for Detecting Raised Intracranial Pressure After Severe Brain Injury; Intensive Care Medicine - Volume 33, Number 10 (Oct., 2007)

Ultrasound Imaging of Penetrating Ocular Trauma; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 36, Number 2 (2006)

Emergency Department Sonographic Measurement of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter to Detect Findings of Increased Intracranial Pressure in Adult Head Injury Patients; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 49, Number 4 (Apr., 2007)

Ocular Examination for Trauma: Cinical Ultrasound Aboard the International Space Stationi; The Journal of Trauma-(2005)

Elevated Iintracranial Pressure Detected by Bedside Emergency Ultrasonography of the Optic Nerve Sheath; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume 10, Number 4 (Apr., 2003)

Pediatric Ultrasound

Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Skull Fractures in the Pediatric Emergency departmentL - Pediatric Emergency Care (2011)

Bedside ultrasonography to identify hip effusions in pediatric patients. Vieira RL - Ann Emerg Med - 01-MAR-2010; 55(3): 284-9

Positioning for lumbar puncture in children evaluated by bedside ultrasound, Pediatrics, May 2010

Femoral vein cannulation performed by residents: a comparison between ultrasound guided and landmark technique in infants and children undergoing cardiac surgery, Anesthesia, 2010

Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement decreases complications and decreases placement attempts compared with the landmark technique in patients in a pediatric intensive care unit. Froehlich CD - Crit Care Med - 01-MAR-2009; 37(3): 1090-6

Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of pediatric cholecystitis in the ED. Tsung JW - Am J Emerg Med - 01-MAR-2010; 28(3): 338-42

Volumetric bladder ultrasound performed by trained nurses increases catheterization success in pediatric patients. Baumann BM - Am J Emerg Med - 01-JAN-2008; 26(1): 18-23

Procedural Guidance

ED Technicians can successfully place intravenous catheters in patients with poor vacular access, American Journal ofemergency medicine, (2011)

An initial description of a sonographic sign that verifies intrathoracic chest tube placement. Salz TO - Am J Emerg Med - 01-JUN-2010; 28(5): 626-30

Long-term Retention of Central Venous Catheter Insertion Skills After a Simulation Based Mastery Learning, Simulation for Technical and NonTechnical Skills, 2010

Detection of knee effusion by ultrasonography, American Journal of Physiology, medicine and Rehabilitation, 2010

A clinical evaluation of block characteristics using one ml 2% lidocaine in ultrasound guided axillary brachial plexus block, Anesthesia, 2010

Regional anesthesia needles can introduce ultrasoung gel into tissues, Anesthesia, 2010

Ultrasound detection of guidewire position during central venous catheterization. Stone MB - Am J Emerg Med - 01-JAN-2010; 28(1): 82-4

Needle tip visualization during ultrasound-guided vascular access: short-axis vs long-axis approach. Stone MB - Am J Emerg Med - 01-MAR-2010; 28(3): 343-7

Video Analysis of Accidntal Arterial Cannulation With Dynamic Ultrasound Guidance for Central Venous Access; Journal of Ultrasound Medicine - Volume 28, Number 1 (2009)

Use of ultrasound to facilitate accurate femoral nerve block in the ED, Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2009.

The prognostic values of soft tissue sonography for adult cellulitis without pus or abscess formation

Use of Ultrasound to Facilitate Accurate Femoral Nerve Block in the Emergency Department; Emergency Medicine Australasia- Volume 21, (2009)

Ultrasound-Guided Low-dose Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block Reduces the Incidence of Hemidiaphragmatic Paresis; Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine- Volume 34, (2009)

Correlation Between Ultrasound Imaging, Cross Sectional Anatomy and Histology of the Brachial Plexus; Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine- Volume 34, (2009)

A Comparison of Sensory and Motor Loss After a Femoral Nerve Block Conducted with Ultrasound Versus Ultrasound and Nerve Stimulation; Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine- Volume 34, (2009)

The oblique view: an alternative approach to ultrasound guided central line placement, Journal of Emergency Mediicne, 2009.

Ultrasonographically Guided Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation of Emergency Deparmtent Patients with Difficult Intravenous Access: A Randomized Trial; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 54, Number 1 (2009)

Ultrasound-guided Central Venous Catheter Placement Decreases Complications and Decreaes Placement Attempts Compared with the Landmark Technique in Patients in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; Critical Care Medicine - Volume 37, Number 3 (2009)

Feasibility of point-of-care Color Dopper Ultrasound Confirmation of Intraosseus Needle Placement During Resuscitation; Resuscitation - Volume 80 (2009)

Before we go to far: Ultrasound Guided Central Catheter Placement; Critical Care Medicine- Volume 37 (2009)

An Unseen Danger: Frequency of Posterior Vessel Wall Penetration by Needles During Attempts to Place Internal Jugular Vein Catheters Using Ultrasound Guidance; Critical Care Medicine- Volume 37 (2009)

Ultrasound-guidance vs. Standard Technique in Difficult Vascular Access Patients by ED Technicians; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 27 (2009)

Ultrasound Valication of Maneuvers to Increase Internal Jugular Vein Cross-sectional Area and Decrease Compressibility; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 27 (2009)

Musculoskeletal ultrasound intervention: principles and advances. Louis LJ - Radiol Clin North Am - 01-MAY-2008; 46(3): 515-33, vi

Effect of Hip Abduction and External Rotation on Femoral Vein Exposure for Possible Cannulation; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 35, Number 1 (2008)

Effect of Hip Abduction and External Rotation on Femoral Vein Exposure for Possible Cannulation; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 35, Number 1 (July, 2008)

Ultraound-guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block vs. Procedural Sedation for the Treatment of Upper Extremity Emergencies; The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 26, Number 6 (July, 2008)

Bedside Sonography by Emergency Physiciansfor the Rapid Identification of Landmarks Relevant to Cricothyrotomy; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 26 (2008)

Emergency Physicians Can Easily Obtain Ultrasound Images of Anatomical Landmarks Relevant to Lumbar Puncture; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 25 (2007)

Ultrasound-guided Subclavian Vein Cannulation in Infants and Children: A Novel Approach; British Journal of Anesthesia - Volume 98, Number 4 (March, 2007)

Humming is as Effective as Valsalva's Maneuver and Trendelenburg's Position for Ultrasonographic Visualization of the Jugular Venous System and Common Femoral Veins; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 50, Number 1 (July, 2007)

Correspondence: Idadvertant Carotid Artery Canulation During Ulrasound Guided Central Venous Catheterization; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 49, Number 5 (2007)

Ultrasound-guided Hematoma Block: A Novel Use of Ultrasound in the Traumatized Patient; The Journal of Trauma - Volume 62, Number 2 (February, 2007)

Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Block for the Treatment of Upper Extremity Fractures, Dislocations and Abscesses in the ED; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 25 (2007)

Real-Time Ultrasonographically-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization in the Emergency Department Increases Success Rates and Reduces Complications: A Randomized, Prospective Study; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 48, Number 5 (Nov., 2006)

Feasibility of Forearm Ultrasonography-Guided Nerve Blocks of the Radial, Ulnar, and Median Nerves for Hand Procedures in the Emergency Department; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 48, Number 5 (Nov., 2006)

Feasibility of Forearm Ultrasonography-Guided Nerve Blocks of the Radial, Ulnar, and Medican Nerves for Hand Procedures in the Emergency Department; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 48, Number 5 (Nov. 2006)

Real-Time Ultrasonographically-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization in the Emergency Department Increases Success Rates and Reduces Complications: A Randomized, Prospective Study; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 48, Number 5 (Nov., 2006)

Emergency Ultrasound Evaluation of Symptomatic Nontraumatic Pleural Effusions; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 24 (2006)

Ultrasound-guided Interscalene Block for Shoulder Dislocation Reduction in the ED; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 24, Number 3 (May, 2006)

Ultrasound-assisted Paracentesis Performed by Emergency Physicians vs. the Traditional Technique: A Prospective Randomized Study; The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 23, Number 3 (May, 2005)

Ultrasonography-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access Versus Traditional Approaches in Patients with Difficult Intravenous Access; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 46, Number 5 (Nov., 2005)

Sonographically Guided Thoracentesis and Rate of Pneumothorax; Journal of Clinical Ultrasound- Volume 33, Number 9 (Dec, 2005)

Emergency Diagnostic Paracentesis to Determine Intraperitoneal Fluid Identiy Discovered on Bedside Ultrasound of Unstable Patients; The Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 29, Number 4 (2005)

Transpectoral Ultrasound-Guided Catheterization of the Axillary Vein: An Alternative to Standard Catheterization of the Subclavian Vein; Anesthesia - Volume 99 (2004)

Ultrasonographic Guidance of Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion in the Emergency Department: A Report of Three Cases; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 17, Number 3 (May, 1999)

Ultrasonic Locating Devices for Central Venous Cannulation: Meta Analysiss; British Medical Journal - Volume 327 (August, 2003)

Ultrasonographic Guided Brachial and Basilic Vein Cannulation in Emergency Department Patients With Difficult Intravenous Access; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 34, Number 6 (December, 1999)

Trauma Ultrasound Examination Versus Chest Radiography in the Detection of Hemothorax; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 29, Number 3 (March, 1997)

Real-time Ultrasound Guided Femoral Vein Catheterization During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 29, Number 3 (March, 1997)

Pulmonary Ultrasound

Can Chest Ultrasonography Replace Standard Chest Radiography for Evaluation of Acute Dyspnea in the ED. Chest. (2011)

Three-view Bedside Ultrasound for the Differentiation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome from Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. Am J Emerg Med 2011.

The Heart Point Sign: Description of a New Ultrasound Finding Suggesting Pneumothorax. Academic Emerg Med 2011.

Real-time resolution of sonographic B-lines in a patient with pulmonary edema on continuous positive airway pressure. Liteplo AS - Am J Emerg Med - 01-MAY-2010; 28(4): 541.e5-8

Evaluation by ultrasound of traumatic rib fractures missed by radiography, Emergency Radiology, 2010

Should lung ultrasound be more widely used in the assessment of acute respiratory disease, Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2010

Prehospital lung ultrasound in the distinction between pulmonary edema and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Zechner PM - Am J Emerg Med - 01-MAR-2010; 28(3): 389.e1-2

Evalutation of Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in the ED; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 27 (2009)

Emergency Thoracic Ultrasound in the Differentiation of the Etiology of Shortness of Breath: Sonographic B lines and N-terminal Pro-BNP in Diagnosing Congestive Hearth Failure; Academic Emergency Medicine - Volume16, Number 3 (March, 2009)

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in the Emergency Department; Chest - Volume 133, Number 1 (Jan., 2008)

Volpicelli G, Caramello V, Cardinale L, et al:  Bedside ultrasound of the lung for the monitoring of acute decompensated heart failure.   Am J Emerg Med 26. 585-591.2008;

Pilot Study to Evaluate the Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Confirming Endotracheal Tube Placement; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 49, Number 1 (Jan., 2007)

Role of ultrasound in the airway management of critically ill patients. Sustić A - Crit Care Med - 01-MAY-2007; 35(5 Suppl): S173-7

Ultrasound Lung Comets: A Clinically Useful Sign of Extravascular Lung Water; Journal of he American Society of Echocardiolgraphy- Volume 19, Number 3 (March, 2006)

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Point-of-Care, Limited Ultrasonography for Trauma in the Emergency Department: The First Sonography Outcomes Assessment Program Trial; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 48, Number 3 (Sept., 2006)

Ultrasound estimation of volume of pleural fluid in mechanically ventilated pateints, Intensive Care Medicine, 2006

Bedside Lung Ultrasound in the Assessment of Alveolar-interstitial Syndrome; American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 24 (2006)

"Ultrasound Comet-Tail Images": A Marker Of Pulmonary Edema: A Comparative Study With Wedge Pressure And Extravascular Lung Water; Chest - Volume 127 (2005)

Two Cases Where Bedside Ultrasound Was Able to Distinguish Pulmonary Bleb From Pneumothorax; The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 29, Number 2 (April, 2005)

Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound for Pneumothorax in the Trauma Suite; The Journal of Trauma- Volume 56, Number 3 (2004)

Traumatic Pneumothorax Detection with Thoracic US: Correlation with Chest Radiography and CT - Initial Experience; Radiology - Volume 225 (Sept., 2002)

Sonographic Diagnosis of a Pneumothorax Inapparent on Plain Radiography: Confirmation by Computed Tomography; The Journal of Trauma- Volume 50, Number 4 (April, 2001)

A Lung Ultrasound Sign Allowing Bedside Distinction Between Pulmonary Edema and COPD: the comet-tail artifact; Intensive Care Med - Volume 24 (Oct., 1998)

Trauma Ultrasound Examination Versus Chest Radiography in the Detection of Hemothorax; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 29, Number 3 (March, 1997)

Trauma Ultrasound Examination Versus Chest Radiography in the Detection of Hemothorax; Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 29, Number 3 (March, 1997)

A Bedside Ulrasound Sign Ruling Out Pneumothorax in the Critically Ill; Chest - Volume 108, Number 5 (November, 1995)

Training and Guidelines


Point of care ultrasonography, The New England Journal of Medicine, 2011

Comparison on a Multimedia Simulator to a Human Model for Teaching FAST exam Image Interpretation and Image Acquistion,Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011

Spectral doppler signature waveforms in ultrasound, Ultrasound Quarterly, 2010

How to Write a Manuscript; The Journal of Emergency Medicine- Volume 36, Number 1 (2009)

Ultrasound Coding and Reimbursement Document 2009; Emergency Ultrasound Section, ACEP

The Financial Impact of Emergency Ultrasound; Academic Emergency Medicine- Volume 16, Number 7 (2009)

Emergency ultrasound guidelines. American College of Emergency Physicians - Ann Emerg Med - 01-APR-2009; 53(4): 550-70

Resident Training in Emergency Ultrasound: Consensus Recommendations from the 2008 Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Conference; Academic Emergency Medicine- Volume 16, Number 12 (2009)

Results of Short-term Training of Naive Physicians in Focused General Ultrasonography in an Intensive Care Unit; Intensive Care Medicine- Volume 35 (2009)

Improved Medical Student Satisfaction and Test Performance with a Simulation Based Emergency Medicine Curriculum; Annals of Emergency Medicine- Volume 54, Number 5 (2009)

Developing Technical Expertise in Emergency Medicine - The Role of Simulation in Procedural Skill Acquisition; Academic Emergency Medicine- Volume 15, Number 11 (November, 2008)

Procedures Can be Learned on the Web: A Randomized Study of Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access Training; Academic Emergency Medicine- Volume 15, Number 10 (October, 2008)

Emergency Medicine Leads the Way for Training Medical Studnts in Clinician Based Ultrasound: A Radical Paradigm Shift in Patient Imaging; Academic Emergency Medicine- Volume 14, Number 6 (June, 2007)

Emergency Ultrasound Coding and Reimbursement Update - 2007

Towards an Ultrasound Curriculum for Critical Care Medicine; Critical Care Medicine- Volume 35, Number 5 (2007)

History of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound: The Evolution of a New Imaging Paradigm; Critical Care Medicine- Volume 35, Number 5 (2007)

Ultrasoud Training Recommendations for Medical and Surgical Specialities - The Royal College of Radiologists (January, 2005)

Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Policies and Reimbursement Guidelines; Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - Volume 22 ( 2004)

Effect of repeated prenatal ultrasound examinations on childhood outcome up to 8 years of age: follow up of a randomized controlled trial. Newnham JP - Lancet - Dec 2004; 364: 2038-2044

Learning Curves, credentialing and the need for ultrasound fellowships, Acaedmic Emergency Medicine, 2003.