Pub Date : 2024-04-16DOI: 10.1177/87564793241239074
{"title":"SDMS CME Credit – Atraumatic Splenic Rupture in a Neonate: A Case Report","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/87564793241239074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241239074","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140698788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-04-16DOI: 10.1177/87564793241239291
{"title":"SDMS CME Credit – The Flow Volume and Resistance Index of Patent Arteriovenous Fistulas, With Proper Function, Compared to Unhealthy Arteriovenous Fistulas, Using Spectral Doppler","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/87564793241239291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241239291","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140698224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-04-05DOI: 10.1177/87564793241242480
Rachel Wiese, Lori Kimbrow
Thrombosis of the portomesenteric veins is an uncommon condition that can lead to serious complications, if left untreated. Bariatric reduction surgeries increase the probability for occurrence of this rare condition. This case study focuses on a patient who underwent a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch procedure and consequently developed an occlusive thrombus in the superior mesenteric vein (SMV), which required stent placement. The patient ultimately developed a secondary thrombus, within the stent. Sonographic imaging aided in the diagnosis of occlusion of the SMV stent.
{"title":"Occlusive Thrombosis of the Superior Mesenteric Vein Following Duodenal Switch Procedure: A Case Study","authors":"Rachel Wiese, Lori Kimbrow","doi":"10.1177/87564793241242480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241242480","url":null,"abstract":"Thrombosis of the portomesenteric veins is an uncommon condition that can lead to serious complications, if left untreated. Bariatric reduction surgeries increase the probability for occurrence of this rare condition. This case study focuses on a patient who underwent a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch procedure and consequently developed an occlusive thrombus in the superior mesenteric vein (SMV), which required stent placement. The patient ultimately developed a secondary thrombus, within the stent. Sonographic imaging aided in the diagnosis of occlusion of the SMV stent.","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140735968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-04-05DOI: 10.1177/87564793241241222
Kevin R. Volz
{"title":"A Shared Governance Model: Implementation Into the Sonographer Workforce","authors":"Kevin R. Volz","doi":"10.1177/87564793241241222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241241222","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140737306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1177/87564793241242633
{"title":"Scope of Practice and Clinical Standards for the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/87564793241242633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241242633","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140376605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1177/87564793241240777
Lauren Conley
Mosaic trisomy 14 or partial trisomy 14 is a rare genetic abnormality that occurs when only a portion of cells have an additional copy of chromosome 14. It has a female prevalence of 3:1 and is associated with a wide range of related disorders. In this case, severe polyhydramnios because of borderline micrognathia was correlated to the diagnosis of mosaic trisomy 14. Early sonographic detection of associated findings can prompt the genetic testing required for diagnosis. Combining sonography and genetic testing leads to an accurate diagnosis, proper management, and postnatal planning for the patient.
{"title":"Prenatal Detection of Mosaic Trisomy 14 Secondary to Sonographic Findings","authors":"Lauren Conley","doi":"10.1177/87564793241240777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241240777","url":null,"abstract":"Mosaic trisomy 14 or partial trisomy 14 is a rare genetic abnormality that occurs when only a portion of cells have an additional copy of chromosome 14. It has a female prevalence of 3:1 and is associated with a wide range of related disorders. In this case, severe polyhydramnios because of borderline micrognathia was correlated to the diagnosis of mosaic trisomy 14. Early sonographic detection of associated findings can prompt the genetic testing required for diagnosis. Combining sonography and genetic testing leads to an accurate diagnosis, proper management, and postnatal planning for the patient.","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140374398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1177/87564793241236785
J. Guthrie
The aim was to review the value of advanced sonography programs and to quantitatively evaluate the educational outcomes of two pilot advanced sonography programs (e.g., vascular and perinatal) with a well-established Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited Advanced Cardiac Sonography Program. The first phase of this sequential mixed-method study was to conduct a document analysis and extracting themes from published literature to highlight the content, benefits, and development of advanced sonography programs. The second phase was to implement a one-group pre-test post-test design to address the population, intervention, control, and outcomes (PICO) question: Among a sample of 12 participants (P), what are the effects of advanced programs (I) in cardiac, vascular, and perinatal sonography (C) on students’ composite knowledge, across 12 course levels and one clinical internship (O)? The document analysis identified four latent themes: (1) the benefits of sonographer certification; (2) the need for sonographers to continuously develop their knowledge and skills; (3) the need to develop sonographers in diverse specialties of medicine; and (4) the need to develop new credentials for advanced practice sonographers. The effects of the three advanced sonography programs on the composite knowledge of the graduates were impressive, indicated by Hedges’ g = 2.02 (moderate) to 2.71 (large) effect size. Triangulation of data revealed that the four latent themes were consistent with the evaluation of the content and outcomes of the advanced cardiac, perinatal, and vascular sonography programs. Consistency between theory and practice and similar educational outcomes were achieved when comparing a well-established Advanced Cardiac Sonography Program with two pilot programs in advanced perinatal sonography and advanced vascular sonography. As this is the first comparison of this type, distinct conclusions that apply to all allied health programs cannot be drawn. The data collection in this study is a set of outcome measures that fits into a larger picture of academic success for these programs.
{"title":"Method Study to Compare a CAAHEP Accredited Advanced Cardiac Sonography Program With Two Pilot Advanced Sonography Programs","authors":"J. Guthrie","doi":"10.1177/87564793241236785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241236785","url":null,"abstract":"The aim was to review the value of advanced sonography programs and to quantitatively evaluate the educational outcomes of two pilot advanced sonography programs (e.g., vascular and perinatal) with a well-established Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited Advanced Cardiac Sonography Program. The first phase of this sequential mixed-method study was to conduct a document analysis and extracting themes from published literature to highlight the content, benefits, and development of advanced sonography programs. The second phase was to implement a one-group pre-test post-test design to address the population, intervention, control, and outcomes (PICO) question: Among a sample of 12 participants (P), what are the effects of advanced programs (I) in cardiac, vascular, and perinatal sonography (C) on students’ composite knowledge, across 12 course levels and one clinical internship (O)? The document analysis identified four latent themes: (1) the benefits of sonographer certification; (2) the need for sonographers to continuously develop their knowledge and skills; (3) the need to develop sonographers in diverse specialties of medicine; and (4) the need to develop new credentials for advanced practice sonographers. The effects of the three advanced sonography programs on the composite knowledge of the graduates were impressive, indicated by Hedges’ g = 2.02 (moderate) to 2.71 (large) effect size. Triangulation of data revealed that the four latent themes were consistent with the evaluation of the content and outcomes of the advanced cardiac, perinatal, and vascular sonography programs. Consistency between theory and practice and similar educational outcomes were achieved when comparing a well-established Advanced Cardiac Sonography Program with two pilot programs in advanced perinatal sonography and advanced vascular sonography. As this is the first comparison of this type, distinct conclusions that apply to all allied health programs cannot be drawn. The data collection in this study is a set of outcome measures that fits into a larger picture of academic success for these programs.","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140374726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-05DOI: 10.1177/87564793241233559
Ayşegul Karadayi Buyukozsoy, E. Karatay, H. Toz
This study was designed to assess the relationship between cases of vertigo and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) using vascular flow measured with vertebral Doppler ultrasonography (US). Patient cases that underwent vertebral Doppler US, thyroid hormone, and autoantibody tests between January 2020 and November 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis cases with associated vertigo were classified as the patient group, and other cases without vertigo and a known disease were the control group. A total of 184 patient cases were reviewed. The HT patient group comprised 82 cases, and the control group comprised 102 cases. The median age was 43 years, and the interquartile range was 59 for all cases. The median total vertebral artery flow rate was 289.30 mL/min in the patient group and 278.35 mL/min in the control group, with no statistical difference ( P > .05). This study is the first to compare patients with HT and vertigo and measure vertebral vascular flow using Doppler US. This study demonstrates that vertigo in HT cases may not be due to vertebrobasilar insufficiency. The vertebral flow in the cohort was normal, and vertigo may have resulted from the autoimmune system.
{"title":"The Role of Doppler Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of the Relationship Between Vertigo and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis","authors":"Ayşegul Karadayi Buyukozsoy, E. Karatay, H. Toz","doi":"10.1177/87564793241233559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241233559","url":null,"abstract":"This study was designed to assess the relationship between cases of vertigo and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) using vascular flow measured with vertebral Doppler ultrasonography (US). Patient cases that underwent vertebral Doppler US, thyroid hormone, and autoantibody tests between January 2020 and November 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis cases with associated vertigo were classified as the patient group, and other cases without vertigo and a known disease were the control group. A total of 184 patient cases were reviewed. The HT patient group comprised 82 cases, and the control group comprised 102 cases. The median age was 43 years, and the interquartile range was 59 for all cases. The median total vertebral artery flow rate was 289.30 mL/min in the patient group and 278.35 mL/min in the control group, with no statistical difference ( P > .05). This study is the first to compare patients with HT and vertigo and measure vertebral vascular flow using Doppler US. This study demonstrates that vertigo in HT cases may not be due to vertebrobasilar insufficiency. The vertebral flow in the cohort was normal, and vertigo may have resulted from the autoimmune system.","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140078788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1177/87564793241233561
Saadia Fatima, Zain ul Hassan, S. Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Ayesha Khan, Syed Amir Gilani
During pregnancy, sonographic measurements of subcutaneous adipose tissue may be a reliable diagnostic predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and fetal metabolism. A sonographic view of the fetal abdominal circumference can be used to measure the fetal anterior abdominal wall thickness (AAWT), which is straightforward and simple. Consequently, in this study, the aim was to evaluate whether the fetal AAWT value could be used as a diagnostic indicator of GDM, thus preventing the adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes thereof, including shoulder dystocia, neonatal hypoxia, and injury to the birth canal, secondary to fetal macrosomia. This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, over a 9-month period. A total of 176 female participants in their third trimester of pregnancy were included in this study. The participants were assigned to two cohorts: a cohort of 88 participants diagnosed with GDM and a control cohort of 88 participants without GDM. An independent sample t test, analysis of variance, and chi-square test were used to compare the characteristics between the two cohorts of participants. A final analysis was performed to determine the strength of the correlations between the estimated fetal weight (EFW) and AAWT values. The GDM and control cohorts had mean fetal AAWT values of 12.65 ± 1.276 and 6.389 ± 1.503, respectively. Thus, a statistically significant difference in the fetal AAWT values was observed between the GDM and control cohorts. Furthermore, a statistically significant positive correlation between the EFW and AAWT values was observed ( P = .01). This study highlighted that women with GDM have a considerably higher fetal AAWT values than those without GDM. In addition, the findings revealed that the AAWT value was correlated with the EFW value. Consequently, an increased fetal AAWT value can potentially be utilized as a predictive indicator for those pregnant women at risk of developing GDM, thus preventing adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.
{"title":"Fetal Anterior Abdominal Wall Thickness as an Indicator of Gestational Diabetes: A Sonographic Study","authors":"Saadia Fatima, Zain ul Hassan, S. Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Ayesha Khan, Syed Amir Gilani","doi":"10.1177/87564793241233561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241233561","url":null,"abstract":"During pregnancy, sonographic measurements of subcutaneous adipose tissue may be a reliable diagnostic predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and fetal metabolism. A sonographic view of the fetal abdominal circumference can be used to measure the fetal anterior abdominal wall thickness (AAWT), which is straightforward and simple. Consequently, in this study, the aim was to evaluate whether the fetal AAWT value could be used as a diagnostic indicator of GDM, thus preventing the adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes thereof, including shoulder dystocia, neonatal hypoxia, and injury to the birth canal, secondary to fetal macrosomia. This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, over a 9-month period. A total of 176 female participants in their third trimester of pregnancy were included in this study. The participants were assigned to two cohorts: a cohort of 88 participants diagnosed with GDM and a control cohort of 88 participants without GDM. An independent sample t test, analysis of variance, and chi-square test were used to compare the characteristics between the two cohorts of participants. A final analysis was performed to determine the strength of the correlations between the estimated fetal weight (EFW) and AAWT values. The GDM and control cohorts had mean fetal AAWT values of 12.65 ± 1.276 and 6.389 ± 1.503, respectively. Thus, a statistically significant difference in the fetal AAWT values was observed between the GDM and control cohorts. Furthermore, a statistically significant positive correlation between the EFW and AAWT values was observed ( P = .01). This study highlighted that women with GDM have a considerably higher fetal AAWT values than those without GDM. In addition, the findings revealed that the AAWT value was correlated with the EFW value. Consequently, an increased fetal AAWT value can potentially be utilized as a predictive indicator for those pregnant women at risk of developing GDM, thus preventing adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140412610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1177/87564793241230953
Ryan J. Walsh
{"title":"Occupational Burnout in Sonography Research and Workplaces: What Is It, How Do We Measure It, and How Do We Address It?","authors":"Ryan J. Walsh","doi":"10.1177/87564793241230953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241230953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45758,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140448427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}