Use of ultrasound in the developing world

S Sippel, K Muruganandan, A Levine… - International journal of …, 2011 - Springer
As portability and durability improve, bedside, clinician-performed ultrasound is seeing
increasing use in rural, underdeveloped parts of the world. Physicians, nurses and medical …

The use of portable ultrasound devices in low‐and middle‐income countries: a systematic review of the literature

DM Becker, CA Tafoya, SL Becker… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To review the scientific literature pertaining to the use of hand‐carried and hand‐
held ultrasound devices in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC), with a focus on clinical …

Hospital incidence and outcomes of the acute respiratory distress syndrome using the Kigali modification of the Berlin definition

ED Riviello, W Kiviri, T Twagirumugabe… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Estimates of the incidence of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in
high-and middle-income countries vary from 10.1 to 86.2 per 100,000 person-years in the …

Perceived barriers in the use of ultrasound in developing countries

S Shah, BA Bellows, AA Adedipe, JE Totten… - Critical ultrasound …, 2015 - Springer
Background Access to ultrasound has increased significantly in resource-limited settings,
including the developing world; however, there remains a lack of sonography education and …

Task shifting for point of care ultrasound in primary healthcare in low-and middle-income countries-a systematic review

SK Abrokwa, LC Ruby, CC Heuvelings, S Belard - EClinicalMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) are faced with healthcare challenges including
lack of specialized healthcare workforce and limited diagnostic infrastructure. Task shifting …

Obstetric ultrasound use in low and middle income countries: a narrative review

ET Kim, K Singh, A Moran, D Armbruster, N Kozuki - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Although growing, evidence on the impact, access, utility, effectiveness, and
cost-benefit of obstetric ultrasound in resource-constrained settings is still somewhat limited …

Testing telediagnostic obstetric ultrasound in Peru: a new horizon in expanding access to prenatal ultrasound

M Toscano, TJ Marini, K Drennan, TM Baran… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Ninety-four percent of all maternal deaths occur in low-and middle-income
countries, and the majority are preventable. Access to quality Obstetric ultrasound can …

A review of training opportunities for ultrasonography in low and middle income countries

LN LaGrone, V Sadasivam… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To review the current training opportunities for ultrasound use for health workers
practising in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods A PubMed search using …

Enhanced point‐of‐care ultrasound applications by integrating automated feature‐learning systems using deep learning

H Shokoohi, MA LeSaux, YH Roohani… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning (DL) in health care
include enhanced diagnostic imaging modalities to support clinical decisions and improve …

[HTML][HTML] Lung ultrasound as a diagnostic tool for radiographically-confirmed pneumonia in low resource settings

LE Ellington, RH Gilman, MA Chavez, F Pervaiz… - Respiratory …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide;
however, its diagnosis can be challenging, especially in settings where skilled clinicians or …