Multilayered Knowledge Base for Triage Task in Mass Casualty Situations by Svetlana Cojocaru, Constantin Gaindric, Iulian Secrieru, Sergiu Puiu, Olga Popcova

“…Use of portable ultrasound becomes common practice in mass casualty situations. …”
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Feasibility of chest ultrasound up to 42 m underwater by Matteo Paganini, Giuseppe Cantarella, Danilo Cialoni, Ezio Giuffrè, Gerardo Bosco

“…This paper summarizes how a portable ultrasound apparatus was marinized to let scientific divers and sonographers perform ultrasound scans of the lungs underwater up to − 42 m. …”
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Semi-Automatic Algorithms for Estimation and Tracking of AP-Diameter of the IVC in Ultrasound Images by Ebrahim Karami, Mohamed S. Shehata, Andrew Smith

“…Increasingly, emergency and critical care physicians are using portable ultrasound to approximate the temporal changes of the anterior–posterior (AP)-diameter of the inferior vena cava (IVC) in order to guide fluid administration or removal. …”
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Design of delta-sigma modulator for ultrasound imaging by Song, Pengyu

“…The modulator is designed for a portable ultrasound digital beamformer to digitize ultrasound signal centered at 3.5MHz with fractional bandwidth of 0.6. …”
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An automated pipeline for the identification of liver tissue in ultrasound video by Ockenden, E, Mpooya, S, Noble, JA, Chami, GF

“…Ultrasound video data was collected using a low-cost, portable ultrasound machine in rural areas of Uganda. The pipeline first detects the diaphragm in each ultrasound video frame, then segments the diaphragm to ultimately use this segmentation to infer the position of liver tissue in each frame. …”

Can Ultrasound-Guided Xenon Delivery Provide Neuroprotection in Traumatic Brain Injury? by Misun Hwang, Rajarshi Chattaraj, Anush Sridharan, Samuel S. Shin, Angela N. Viaene, Sophie Haddad, Dmitry Khrichenko, Chandra Sehgal, Daeyeon Lee, Todd J. Kilbaugh

“…This delivery technique employs a hand-held, portable ultrasound system that could be adopted in resource-limited environments. …”
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The influence of skills in working with ultrasonic devices on the sustainable development of the quality of control of test results by Perunov Aleksandr

“…At the same time, the results obtained with the help of portable ultrasound monitoring devices may differ from one specialist to another. …”
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An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Carotid Intima-media Thickness and Trunk Control in the Acute Phase of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease by Tuba Kaplan Maden, Yusuf İnanç, Çağtay Maden

“…Thirty-one patients who had ischemic cerebrovascular disease within the last 72 hours were included in the study. tCIM was measured using portable ultrasound. The Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS) and Trunk Control Scale (TCS) were used for trunk assessment. …”
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Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis in field-based studies: a combined clinical and sonographic definition by José Roberto Lambertucci, Gláucia Fernandes Cota, Rogério Augusto Pinto-Silva, José Carlos Serufo, Rogério Gerspacher-Lara, Sandra Costa Drummond, Carlos Maurício Antunes, Vandack Nobre, Abdunnabi Rayes

“…Abdominal palpation was performed with patients in dorsal decubit, during deep breath, by two experienced physicians and a portable ultrasound was used for the evaluation of liver fibrosis, portal collaterals and spleen size. …”
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Ultrasonographic Findings in Common Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders—Advantages of Real Time Observation by the Endocrinologist with their Own Ultrasound Machine by Jack Wall, Bernard Champion, Samer El-Kaissi, Hooshang Lahooti

“…The thyroid specialist, defined as an endocrinologist with a major interest in thyroid disorders and access to a portable ultrasound machine, can correlate what they see with the thyroid blood test results and clinical findings in a way that is not available to the general endocrinologist who relies on the interpretation by the consultant radiologist of ultrasound images prepared by a technician. …”
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Effect of malaria in pregnancy on foetal cortical brain development: a longitudinal observational study. by Rijken, M, Wit, d, Mulder, E, Kiricharoen, S, Karunkonkowit, N, Paw, T, Visser, G, Mcgready, R, Nosten, F, Pistorius, L

“…METHODS: Brain images were acquired using a portable ultrasound machine and a 3D ultrasound transducer. …”

Recent Advances in Tracking Devices for Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging Applications by Chang Peng, Qianqian Cai, Mengyue Chen, Xiaoning Jiang

“…While some emerging tracking technologies are still in the research stage, their potentials have been demonstrated in terms of the compactness, light weight, and easy integration with existing standard or portable ultrasound machines.…”
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Reliability of measuring abductor hallucis muscle parameters using two different diagnostic ultrasound machines by Cameron Alyse FM, Rome Keith, Hing Wayne A

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate within and between session reliability of measuring muscle dorso-plantar thickness, medio-lateral length and cross-sectional area, of the abductor hallucis muscle using two different ultrasound machines, a higher end Philips HD11 Ultrasound machine and clinically orientated Chison 8300 Deluxe Digital Portable Ultrasound System.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The abductor hallucis muscle of both the left and right feet of thirty asymptomatic participants was imaged and then measured using both ultrasound machines. …”
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Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Painful Conditions of the Upper Extremity—An Overview by Vincent Yaccarino, Max Y. Jin, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Jacob M. Kraemer, Nalini Sehgal

“…The evolution of peripheral nerve stimulation from the early ages to the current status has been facilitated by discoveries in neurobehavioral mechanisms of pain, advances in technology and percutaneous lead development, and the availability of high-quality portable ultrasound units. Peripheral nerve stimulation application in managing upper extremity pain of amputated limbs, post-stroke shoulder pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and median, ulnar, and radial neuropathies are discussed. …”
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Experience and Enlightenment of Handheld Ultrasound Applications in Multiple Scenarios Based on 5G Technology by Huihui Chai, MS, Xiaowan Bo, MD, Lehang Guo, MD, Chengzhong Peng, MD

“…In the digital age, the miniaturization of portable ultrasound equipment has brought both opportunities and challenges to the healthcare industry. …”
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Phase-based thresholding schemes for segmentation of fetal thigh cross-sectional region in ultrasound images by Fajar Astuti Hermawati, Handayani Tjandrasa, Nanik Suciati

“…This method also works well when applied to low-quality ultrasound images taken using a portable ultrasound scanner. This proposed segmentation method exhibits an average performance precision of 0.922 and a Dice similarity of 0.928.…”
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Toward point-of-care ultrasound estimation of fetal gestational age from the trans-cerebellar diameter using CNN-based ultrasound image analysis. by Maraci, MA, Yaqub, M, Craik, R, Beriwal, S, Self, A, von Dadelszen, P, Papageorghiou, A, Noble, JA

“…First, there is a steep learning curve for scan proficiency, and second, there has been a lack of easy-to-use, affordable, and portable ultrasound devices. We introduce a framework toward addressing these barriers, enabled by recent advances in machine learning applied to medical imaging. …”

Point-Of-Care Ultra-Sound (POCUS) for suspected surgical abdominal conditions in rural India–a mixed-method health needs assessment by Owen Thomas, Noel Aruparayil, Jesudian Gnanaraj, George Mathew, Kavikumar Nagarajan, Beth Shinkins, David Jayne

“…It has been claimed that imaging modalities such as portable ultrasound are ideal for use in rural areas of developing countries for diagnosis and management of a variety of acute abdominal conditions. …”
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Clinical and Healthcare Impacts of Portable Ultrasonography in Ambulatory Care Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Consultations by Jose M. de la Lama, Manuel Morales, Juan De Nicolas, Andrea Ucin, Antonio Galvan

“…Here we evaluated the impact of POCUS in musculoskeletal consultations in primary care setting using a Philips Lumify portable ultrasound device. We aimed to determine the impact of POCUS on the number of hospital referrals for therapeutic infiltrations as well as on the number of infiltrations performed in consultation. …”
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The aging process of deep fat compartments in the midface and midfacial rejuvenation: An ultrasound-based analysis by Wei-Kai Hung, Chun-Bing Chen, Chun-Yu Cheng, Shyue-Luen Chang, Sindy Hu, Ya-Ching Chang, Yau-Li Huang

“…The thickness of the suborbicularis oculi fat compartment (SOOF) and deep medial cheek fat compartment (DMCF) was measured using a portable ultrasound device. Mean thickness differences among different age groups were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance. …”
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