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Point-of-care Lung Ultrasound Is More Sensitive than Chest Radiograph for Evaluation of COVID-19 by Pare, Joseph R, Camelo, Ingrid, Mayo, Kelly C, Leo, Megan M, Dugas, Julianne N, Nelson, Kerrie P, Baker, William E, Shareef, Faizah, Mitchell, Patricia M, Schechter-Perkins, Elissa M

“…Current recommendations for diagnostic imaging for moderately to severely ill patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include chest…”
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Automated detection and localization of pericardial effusion from point-of-care cardiac ultrasound examination by Yıldız Potter, İlkay, Leo, Megan M., Vaziri, Ashkan, Feldman, James A.

“…Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam is the standard of care for pericardial and abdominal free fluid detection in emergency medicine…”
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Right Ventricular Dilatation on Bedside Echocardiography Performed by Emergency Physicians Aids in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism by Dresden, Scott, MD, Mitchell, Patricia, RN, Rahimi, Layla, BA, Leo, Megan, MD, RDMS, Rubin-Smith, Julia, MPH, Bibi, Salma, MPH, White, Laura, PhD, Langlois, Breanne, MPH, Sullivan, Alison, MD, Carmody, Kristin, MD, RDMS

“…Study objective The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic performance of right ventricular dilatation identified by emergency physicians on…”
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Transfer Learning-Based B-Line Assessment of Lung Ultrasound for Acute Heart Failure by Pare, Joseph R., Gjesteby, Lars A., Tonelli, Melinda, Leo, Megan M., Muruganandan, Krithika M., Choudhary, Gaurav, Brattain, Laura J.

“…B-lines assessed by lung ultrasound (LUS) outperform physical exam, chest radiograph, and biomarkers for the associated diagnosis of acute heart failure (AHF)…”
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Using Deep Learning to Detect the Presence and Location of Hemoperitoneum on the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Examination in Adults by Leo, Megan M., Potter, Ilkay Yildiz, Zahiri, Mohsen, Vaziri, Ashkan, Jung, Christine F., Feldman, James A.

“…Abdominal ultrasonography has become an integral component of the evaluation of trauma patients. Internal hemorrhage can be rapidly diagnosed by finding free…”
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Ultrasound vs. Computed Tomography for Severity of Hydronephrosis and Its Importance in Renal Colic by Leo, Megan M, Langlois, Breanne K, Pare, Joseph R, Mitchell, Patricia, Linden, Judith, Nelson, Kerrie P, Amanti, Cristopher, Carmody, Kristin A

“…Supporting an "ultrasound-first" approach to evaluating renal colic in the emergency department (ED) remains important for improving patient care and…”
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Image Segmentation and Machine Learning for Detection of Abdominal Free Fluid in Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Examinations: A Pilot Study by Sjogren, Anna R, Leo, Megan M, Feldman, James, Gwin, Joseph T

“…The objective of this pilot study was to test the feasibility of automating the detection of abdominal free fluid in focused assessment with sonography for…”
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Outcomes of a resident-led ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement training program and validation of a procedural training checklist by Dhanani, Muhammad, Pfeiffer, Kristina V., Rogers, Jennifer, Leo, Megan M., Sheng, Alexander Y., Jung, Christine F

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A Practical Guide to Self-Sustaining Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education Programs in Resource-Limited Settings by Henwood, Patricia C., MD, Mackenzie, David C., MD, Rempell, Joshua S., MD, MPH, Murray, Alice F., MD, Leo, Megan M., MD, Dean, Anthony J., MD, Liteplo, Andrew S., MD, Noble, Vicki E., MD

“…The value of point-of-care ultrasound education in resource-limited settings is increasingly recognized, though little guidance exists on how to best construct…”
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Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Use, Accuracy, and Impact on Clinical Decision Making in Rwanda Hospitals by Henwood, Patricia C., Mackenzie, David C., Liteplo, Andrew S., Rempell, Joshua S., Murray, Alice F., Leo, Megan M., Dukundane, Damas, Dean, Anthony J., Rulisa, Stephen, Noble, Vicki E.

“…Objectives Few studies of point‐of‐care ultrasound training and use in low resource settings have reported the impact of examinations on clinical management or…”
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The 2023 Core Content of advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography by Adhikari, Srikar, Leo, Megan, Liu, Rachel, Johnston, Mary, Keehbauch, Julie, Barton, Melissa, Kendall, John

“…In February 2023, the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) approved modifications to the Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (AEMUS) Core…”
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Goal‐directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus by Nelson, Mathew, Abdi, Amin, Adhikari, Srikar, Boniface, Michael, Bramante, Robert M., Egan, Daniel J., Matthew Fields, J., Leo, Megan M., Liteplo, Andrew S., Liu, Rachel, Nomura, Jason T., Pigott, David C., Raio, Christopher C., Ruskis, Jennifer, Strony, Robert, Thom, Chris, Lewiss, Resa E., DeIorio, Nicole M.

“…In 2012 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Emergency Medicine released the emergency medicine milestones. The…”
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Central venous catheter placement after ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement for difficult vascular access patients by Pare, Joseph R., Pollock, Samara E., Liu, James H., Leo, Megan M., Nelson, Kerrie P.

“…Ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous catheters (USPIV) are frequently utilized in the Emergency Department (ED) and lead to reduced central venous catheter…”
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Intensive point‐of‐care ultrasound training with long‐term follow‐up in a cohort of Rwandan physicians by Henwood, Patricia C., Mackenzie, David C., Rempell, Joshua S., Douglass, Emily, Dukundane, Damas, Liteplo, Andrew S., Leo, Megan M., Murray, Alice F., Vaillancourt, Samuel, Dean, Anthony J., Lewiss, Resa E., Rulisa, Stephen, Krebs, Elizabeth, Raja Rao, A. K., Rudakemwa, Emmanuel, Rusanganwa, Vincent, Kyanmanywa, Patrick, Noble, Vicki E.

“…Objective We delivered a point‐of‐care ultrasound training programme in a resource‐limited setting in Rwanda, and sought to determine participants' knowledge…”
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Delphi method validation of a procedural performance checklist for insertion of an ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter by Jung, Christine F., MD, Breaud, Alan H., MPH, Sheng, Alexander Y., MD, Byrne, Mark W., MD, Muruganandan, Krithika M., MD, Dhanani, Muhammad, MD, Leo, Megan M., MD

“…[...]a keep/discard round resulted in a final 16-item checklist (Table 3). Institution Specialty Boston Medical Center Emergency medicine/emergency ultrasound…”
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A consensus list of ultrasound competencies for graduating emergency medicine residents by Haidar, David A., Peterson, William J., Minges, Patrick G., Carnell, Jennifer, Nomura, Jason T., Bailitz, John, Boyd, Jeremy S., Leo, Megan M., Liu, E. Liang, Duanmu, Youyou, Acuña, Josie, Kessler, Ross, Elegante, Marco F., Nelson, Mathew, Liu, Rachel B., Lewiss, Resa E., Nagdev, Arun, Huang, Rob D.

“…Objectives Emergency ultrasound (EUS) is a critical component of emergency medicine (EM) resident education. Currently, there is no consensus list of…”
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Potential for Point-of-Care Ultrasonography to Improve Patient Care in Diagnosis of Dyspnea by Leo, Megan

“…Leo et al discuss the potential for point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) to improve patient care in the diagnosis of dyspnea. The introduction of POCUS to the…”
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Systemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model by Strony, Robert, Marin, Jennifer R, Bailitz, John, Dean, Anthony J, Blaivas, Mike, Tayal, Vivek, Raio, Chris, Liu, Rachel, Woods, Aimee, Zwank, Michael, Fields, Matthew, Abo, Alyssa, Wu, Stan, Kang, Tarina, Liu, Teresa, Leo, Megan, Smalley, Courtney, Chiricolo, Jerry, Chilstrom, Mikaela, Lewiss, Resa E

“…Clinical ultrasound (CUS) is integral to the practice of an increasing number of medical specialties. Guidelines are needed to ensure effective CUS utilization…”
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This Article Corrects: "Systemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model" by Strony, Robert, Marin, Jennifer, Bailitz, John, Dean, Anthony, Blaivas, Mike, Tayal, Vivek, Raio, Chris, Liu, Rachel, Woods, Aimee, Zwank, Michael, Fields, Matthew, Abo, Alyssa, Wu, Stan, Kang, Tarina, Liu, Teresa, Leo, Megan, Smalley, Courtney, Chiricolo, Jerry, Chilstrom, Mikaela, Lewiss, Resa

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Evaluation of Entamoeba histolytica Antigen and Antibody Point-of-Care Tests for the Rapid Diagnosis of Amebiasis by Leo, Megan, Haque, Rashidul, Kabir, Mamun, Roy, Shantanu, Lahlou, Rita Marie, Mondal, Dinesh, Tannich, Egbert, Petri, William A. Jr

“…The bedside diagnosis of amebiasis could improve patient care. In Bangladesh and Vietnam, a novel and simple-to-use Entamoeba histolytica rapid antigen test…”
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