EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Short version)

Nylund, Kim; Maconi, Giovanni; Hollerweger, Alois; Ripollés, Tomás; Pallotta, Nadia; Higginson, Antony; Serra, Carla; Dietrich, Christoph F.; Sporea, Ioan; Săftoiu, Adrian; Dirks, Klaus; Hausken, Trygve; Calabrese, Emma; Romanini, Laura; Maaser, Christian; Nuernberg, Dieter; Gilja, Odd Helge

doi:10.1055/s-0042-115410

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“…Concurrently, up-to-date care in this specialty is obligatorily supported by multiple imaging modalities. Nevertheless, the previously stated trend for the use of US by non-radiologists has found great adherence in gastroenterology, and US is increasingly seen as a basic skill among gastroenterologists [2, 39-43]. …”

Section: The Role For Us In Gastroenterologymentioning

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“…These include, for example, screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients (diagnostic/descriptive) [45-48], monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity (clinical monitoring) [49-55] or percutaneous therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma (interventional guidance) [56-58]. Regarding some of the abdominal and pelvic conditions that can be identified by digestive US, an abridged list is presented in Table 1 [2, 40, 43, 59, 60]. …”

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confidence: 99%

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Ultrasonography in Gastroenterology: The Need for Training

Pinto¹,

Azevedo²,

Pereira³

et al. 2018

GE Port J Gastroenterol

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The use of ultrasonography (US) as an imaging modality in medicine has spread across almost every clinical specialty. This diffusion is based on the simplicity, accessibility, portability and affordability of the technique producing real-time high-resolution images using non-ionising radiation. On the other hand, this trend also extended the technique to settings other than healthcare, such as public facilities, private houses or remote sites. This tendency can be observed worldwide, from developing countries to prestigious medical schools and tertiary referral hospitals. Furthermore, point-of-care US (POCUS), i.e., US executed at the patient’s bedside to obtain real-time objective information with diagnostic and clinical monitoring purposes or to guide invasive procedures, has been incorporated in many specialties. In gastroenterology, despite the essential role of endoscopy, clinical practice is highly dependent on non-endoscopic imaging techniques. However, as in other specialties, the indications of US in gastroenterology have been increasing steadily, covering a broad range of conditions. In response to the generalised employment of US by non-radiologists, institutions such as the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology and the Royal College of Radiologists issued recommendations to ensure high-quality practice. These theoretical and practical requisites include performing a certain number of examinations and mandatory skills in order to achieve certification to execute unsupervised US. Therefore, there is a need for modern gastroenterology to include US as a basic skill in its clinical practice. To ensure the provision of high-quality US, adequate instruction of future specialists should be guaranteed by the gastroenterology departments and required in the residency training programme.

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Section: The Role For Us In Gastroenterologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Role For Us In Gastroenterologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Ultrasonography in Gastroenterology: The Need for Training

Pinto¹,

Azevedo²,

Pereira³

et al. 2018

GE Port J Gastroenterol

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“…The UCA is given through a needle or catheter, for instance, at cholangiography or nephrostomy. However, UCAs can also be given orally or as an enema for imaging the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract [78,79].…”

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“…Practitioners need to be competent in the intravenous administration of contrast agents, be familiar with contraindications and be able to manage any possible adverse effects within the medical and legal framework of their country [4,38]. We refer to the educational activities of the collaborating societies of this paper, the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) [9,23,[93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102], the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) [1,3,4,11,37,38,49,50,74,79,[103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112][113][114][115][116][117][118][119] and the CEUS LI-RADS Working Group for Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS®) [34][35][36][120]…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ultrasound Int Open

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“…In September 2016, the first guidelines ever on gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) were published [46,47]. Two years ago EFSUMB started a Task Force Group with 20 European experts with the aim of generating the world's first guidelines and clinical recommendations on GIUS.…”

Section: Gastrointestinal Ultrasound Guidelinesmentioning

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The EFSUMB website, a great source for ultrasound information and education

Dietrich

Rudd²,

Saftiou

et al. 2017

Med Ultrason

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The aim of this updated EFSUMB-website guide is to introduce readers to EFSUMB’s wide ranging activities. The most recent are the guidelines on interventional ultrasound and intestinal ultrasound and updated CEUS Non-Liver and Elastography Liver Guidelines which can be freely downloaded. Hosting eBooks on our website is another new departure, most importantly the EFSUMB Course Book on Ultrasound available in a second edition as an eReader and an online Student Edition of the ECB. EFSUMB has been active with updating Guidelines; those mentioned above have all been revised or written in thelast two years. Webinars have been introduced and participation is possible online but can be reviewed later along with recent recordings of Euroson Schools. The EFSUMB Newsletter in the EJU promotes our activities and topical articles intended to reach all our members with the online version hosted on our website. The Case of the Month continues to be one of EFSUMB’s most visited sites and in the last few years has been translated into 14 different languages including Chinese. In conclusion, this article aims to provide an updated guide to the website educational sites of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB).

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EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Short version)

Cited by 68 publications

References 166 publications

Ultrasonography in Gastroenterology: The Need for Training

Ultrasonography in Gastroenterology: The Need for Training

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The EFSUMB website, a great source for ultrasound information and education

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