Ultrasound & Beyond

07/07/2024

There are no foreign lands. It is the traveller only who is foreign.

09/26/2018

Researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and its Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes are using ultrasound to detect type 1 diabetes by tracking blood flow in the pancreas. An increase in pancreatic blood flow can indicate inflammation and diabetes.

09/19/2018

Apple has touted its latest Apple Watch, which has FDA-approved heart monitoring features, as a tool for consumers to proactively monitor their health, but some cardiologists worry it could trigger unnecessary anxiety and unneeded care among users. Some doctors say heart rhythms vary naturally and e...

09/19/2018

Access to ultrasound simulators within an ultrasound training curriculum augmented fourth-year medical students' point-of-care skills and knowledge, a study published in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine found. Students who used a simulator in addition to the training curriculum outperformed tho...

09/15/2018

02/13/2018

Mothers who took COX-2 inhibitors, particularly celecoxib, during late pregnancy were significantly more likely to have preterm births, compared with those who did not take the drugs, Canadian researchers reported in the journal Pain. However, the findings showed no higher odds of premature births a...

10/19/2017

Happy Diwali

10/07/2017

APCA's, sister council, American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) is celebrating with ultrasound facts, and a photo contest.

Stay tuned for ultrasound facts every Friday during the month of October!

09/26/2017

So far there have been 1000 enrollments for the APCA POCUS Academy!

Learn why physicians are earning POCUS certificates and certification from APCA. Apply today by visiting APCA.org/POCUS!

09/15/2017

Ultrasound can be used to further characterize hyperattenuating renal lesions detected using CT, according to a retrospective study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Ultrasound visualized a significant majority of hyperattenuating renal lesions and enabled accurate diagnosis of hyp...