Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) has been extensively utilized and
studied in blunt and penetrating trauma for the past 3 decades. Prior to FAST, invasive …

Familiarity with the pathophysiology of peritoneal disease is the basis of successful
ultrasound (US) study of the peritoneum. The pouch of Douglas, diaphragmatic surfaces, the …

Meyers' Dynamic Radiology of the Abdomen, extensively revised and updated, is the classic
text covering radiology of the abdomen as it relates to the progression of disease within an …

Background There is little in the literature regarding the use of gray-scale and Doppler
sonography of the bowel in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and how findings depicted by this …

The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) by non-radiologists has dramatically
increased. POCUS is completely different from the routine radiological studies. POCUS is a …

Background The aim of this study was to compare plain radiography with abdominal
ultrasonography in the detection of pneumoperitoneum. Methods A total of 188 patients with …

Objective: Whether ultrasonography is superior to plain radiography for the detection of
pneumoperitoneum is unknown. The goal of this study was to determine the value of …

An interdisciplinary group of European experts summarizes the value of gastrointestinal
ultrasound (GIUS) in the management of three time-critical causes of acute abdomen: bowel …

Emergency ultrasonography is a frequently used imaging tool in the bedside diagnosis of
the acute abdomen. Classic indications include imaging for acute abdominal aneurysm …

Background/aim Established indications for surgery in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) are
pneumoperitoneum and failure to improve or clinical deterioration with medical treatment …