New guidelines on gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS)

EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound.

In October 2014 the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology formed a Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) task force group to promote the use of GIUS in a clinical setting. One of the main objectives of the task force group was to develop clinical recommendations and guidelines for the use of GIUS under the auspices of EFSUMB. The first part, gives an overview of t...

Gastrointestinal imaging: endoscopic ultrasound.

The development of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) since its introduction in the early 1980s has added greatly to the quality of imaging of the gastrointestinal tract. EUS is probably the investigation of choice for local staging of several gastrointestinal tumors and evaluation of submucosal masses. In addition to well-established indications, newer applications of EUS are emerging. For example, E...

EFSUMB guidelines 2015 on interventional ultrasound.

Ultrasound-guided interventions have revolutionized the everyday clinical practice during recent decades. The new interventional ultrasound (INVUS) guidelines of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) are an expression of interdisciplinary and multiprofessional viewpoints, some of which represent different approaches; this reflects reality in all it...

Ultrasound diagnosis of miscarriage: new guidelines to prevent harm

At the recent ISUOG meeting in Los Angeles, there was great debate about the current cut-off s we use to defi ne miscarriage using transvaginal ultrasound. In particular, the guidelines used by both the RCOG and ASUM are not conservative enough and may lead to false positive diagnosis of miscarriage. In routine practice, when there is a suspicion of a non-viable pregnancy, we rely on the measur...

Emergency ultrasound guidelines.