The Liver Normal Liver Normal Anatomy The cephalad portion of the liver is bounded by the diaphragm. The caudal extent of the liver is in close proximity to the stomach,…

Introduction Transcranial ultrasound (US) is commonly used to evaluate complications of prematurity, in which case it may be used as a screening tool, or to evaluate infants with seizures, apnea,…

Introduction The development of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) over 30 years ago enabled clinicians to rapidly screen for injury at the bedside of patients, especially those hemodynamically…

Clinical Correlation Patients who present with undifferentiated shortness of breath can be challenging due to the broad differential diagnosis, which encompasses pulmonary, cardiac, mixed cardiopulmonary, and noncardiopulmonary etiologies. Lung ultrasound…

Imaging systems using ultrasound have attained a large presence as point-of-care (PoC) devices across many clinical domains over the past 10 years. The success of ultrasound for this purpose is…

Introduction Ocular point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can rapidly identify ocular emergencies, including the diagnoses of lens detachment/dislocations, retinal detachment, vitreous detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, ocular infections, the presence of foreign bodies, and…

Clinical Correlation The most common disease affecting the carotid arteries is atherosclerosis. Other less common, but clinically important conditions include dissection, trauma, and carotid body tumors. The carotid bifurcation is…

Introduction In the emergency department setting, the use of head and neck ultrasound has become a valuable tool to expedite the diagnosis of familiar diseases and facilitate common procedures. For…

Considerations when Performing A Pediatric Cardiac Ultrasound Assessment An increasingly used clinical tool for pediatric cardiac assessment is transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). TTE has the benefits of being noninvasive, portable, and…