Mapping the Ultrasound Landscape to Define Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Diagnostic Ultrasound: A White Paper From the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and ACR Commission on Ultrasound

Current descriptions of ultrasound evaluations, including use of the term “point-of-care ultrasound” (POCUS), are imprecise because they are predicated on distinctions based on the device used to obtain images, the location where the images were obtained, the provider who obtained the images, or the focus of the examination. This is confusing because it does not accou nt for more meaningful distinctions based on the setting, comprehensiveness, and completeness of the evaluation. In this white paper, the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and the ACR Commission on Ultrasound articulate a map of the ultrasound landscape that divides sonographic evaluations into four distinct categories on the basis of setting, comprehensiveness, and completeness.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - September 28, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Maitray D. Patel, Mindy M. Horrow, Aya Kamaya, Mary C. Frates, Nirvikar Dahiya, Lauren Golding, Wui K. Chong, Marielia Gerena, Sujata Ghate, Phyllis Glanc, Alyssa R. Goldbach, Sonia Gupta, Paul A. Hill, Stephen I. Johnson, Madison R. Kocher, Eric Rubin, R Tags: Original Article Source Type: research