Education
[VIDEO] Learn from a Master: Dr. Cook Presents Four Cases Captured with Ultrasound
Dr. Tom Cook has been training clinicians to properly use ultrasound imaging since before the turn of the century. A passionate educator, he co-founded 3rd Rock Ultrasound, one of the most popular point-of-care ultrasound training institutes in the United States. To teach his students, Dr. Cook uses Clarius HD ultrasound scanners to capture real-life cases from…
Read More[VIDEO] Handheld POCUS: Dropping Barriers to Better Patient Care
It’s no surprise that as an emergency physician and Chairman of the Clarius Medical Advisory Board, Dr. Oron Frenkel believes it’s high time to replace the stethoscope with point of care ultrasound (POCUS). We recently interviewed Dr. Frenkel to learn why he’s such a strong advocate for spreading the use of ultrasound in medicine. Watch…
Read More[Webinar] MSK Ultrasound in Physiotherapy – Bone Integrity
By Greg Fritz, PT, DPT, RMSK In my last webinar, I covered the basic concepts of using ultrasound in the fields of orthopedics and physical therapy, as well as how to identify the location of injuries in support structures (e.g., ligaments, tendons). I also tackled the imaging signs you should be looking for on ultrasound…
Read More[WEBINAR] Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging – The Differential Diagnosis of Ultrasound Findings
By Greg Fritz, PT, DPT, RMSK The fields of orthopedic surgery and physical therapy are extremely vast and constantly changing. Every year, new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are adopted and discussed in clinical studies and scientific papers. However, ultrasound remains one of the most effective ways to diagnose and evaluate the different musculoskeletal structures during…
Read MoreWhat Lies Beneath: Ultrasound Imaging Brings Anatomy to Life for Physical Therapy Students
Many professional associations are taking conferences virtual this year and are incorporating new technologies to increase interactivity with the materials being present. For example, Dr. Ruth Maher, Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic medicine is presenting a paper at the American Association of Clinical Anatomists Conference being held…
Read More[VIDEO] Chris Myers Reviews Clarius HD
When Chris Myers, a highly respected MSK ultrasound educator decided to review the new Clarius L15 HD Scanner, our team was looking forward to his feedback. That’s because Chris is known for his brutally honest reviews and Clarius V1 had not fared well. Fortunately, Chris published a balanced and thorough review of the Clarius Scanner. If you’re considering…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Point of Care Echocardiography
By Daniel J. Kim, MD FRCPC As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, it is clear that cardiovascular complications are common, including pathology like myocarditis, acute coronary syndrome (ACS), heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and venous thromboembolism (VTE).1 Echocardiography is an important tool in the assessment and monitoring of these complications. In fact, the American Society of…
Read MoreUltrasound and Bladder Cancer
While cystoscopy is considered the gold standard for bladder cancer diagnosis, it is an expensive and invasive procedure. As the incidence of bladder cancer rises, urologists are using transabdominal ultrasound for initial screening and to visualize the location and size of bladder carcinomas. A 2017 study of patients with indications for cystoscopy found that ultrasound…
Read More[VIDEO] POCUS in a Pandemic, a presentation on the use of lung ultrasound
“It’s hard to believe that COVID-19 was only confirmed as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11th. Since then, lung ultrasound has come into prominence not just in the medical world but also in the mainstream world and the mainstream press,” Dan Kim, MD FRCPC Dr. Dan Kim is an emergency physician…
Read More[VIDEO] Brush up on How to Perform an eFAST Exam
With COVID-19 overburdening healthcare systems around the globe, we’re hearing from clinicians in all practices about the benefits of using handheld ultrasound at the point of care. Last week, we recorded new videos with Dr. Daniel Kim, MD FRCPC, which you may find useful to triage or monitor patients. While Dr. Kim was using a…
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