Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) includes the use us smaller, less expensive ultrasound systems to assess, triage patients in an office or emergency department setting. The imaging modality offers immediate images with no waiting to assess if a patient requires immediate change in care or more advanced imaging assessment. POCUS is also used in catheterization labs to guide vascular access and to guide anesthesia needle placement. POCUS systems also are being used in developing countries as a way to access immediate, inexpensive medical imaging.

Videos | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

VIDEO: Examples of Lung B-lines and Cardiac Imaging on a Vscan Point of Care Ultrasound

Here are two quick clinical examples of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) lung imaging and cardiac imaging using a GE ...

April 01, 2021

Driven by pandemic realities and clinical demand for portable and intelligent point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), GE Healthcare unveiled Venue Fit, a streamlined and compact POCUS system, alongside an industry-first articifical intelligence (AI) offering for cardiac imaging on the Venue and Venue Go

News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

GE Healthcare Expands Ultrasound Family with New Point of Care System and AI Offering

March 30, 2021 — Driven by pandemic realities and clinical demand for portable and intelligent point-of-care ultrasound ...

March 30, 2021

Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., specialists in developing cutting-edge point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) solutions, and part of the larger Fujifilm Healthcare portfolio, has announced the launch of the new Sonosite PX ultrasound system in Canada.

News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Fujifilm Sonosite Launches New Point-of-Care Ultrasound System

March 10, 2021 — Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., specialists in developing cutting-edge point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) ...

March 10, 2021

Philips and DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd., a leading provider of AI-powered applications for ultrasound, announced a strategic partnership to deliver automated solutions to clinicians at the point-of-care. Philips’ industry leading ultrasound image quality combined with DiA’s AI library of automated solutions will help increase diagnostic confidence, operational efficiency, and access to care for Point-of-Care customers in and out of the hospital.

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Philips Partners with DiA Imaging Analysis to Enhance Ultrasound

March 2, 2021 — Philips and DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd., a leading provider of AI-powered applications for ultrasound ...

March 02, 2021

Brazilian researchers found that the higher the lung ultrasound score the greater the risk of ICU admission, intubation and death. Image courtesy of Julio Alencar

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Lung Ultrasound Helps Predict COVID-19 Patient Outcomes

February 11, 2021 — Lung ultrasound, considered a simple method for diagnosing lung disease, can also help predict the ...

February 11, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Overview COVID-19 Imaging Techniques Using X-ray, CT, MRI and Ultrasound

Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School ...

November 15, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: How to Image COVID-19 and Radiological Presentations of the Virus

Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School ...

February 09, 2021

New technology introduces a new level of realism to pediatric emergency training

News | Pediatric Imaging

Immersive Emergency Point-of-care Ultrasound Training Solution

January 28, 2021 — Gaumard Scientific Co., a healthcare simulation company committed to industry leadership through ...

January 28, 2021

A Butterfly Network point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system being used in Africa. The vendor wants to democratize ultrasound, making it less expensive and available everywhere, including rural areas and the developing world.

Feature | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) | By Alan Stoddart

Point-of-care Ultrasound Sees Rapid Growth Amid COVID-19 and May be Poised for Consumers

For all the changes in medicine there are some things that seem resolutely stable. Chief among these is the idea that ...

October 08, 2020

Butterfly Network Inc. is launching its next-generation Butterfly iQ+ point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) technology that can turn a smartphone into a diagnostic imaging system. It offers a new needle guidance app.

News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Butterfly Network Releases New Version of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Platform With Butterfly iQ+

October 8, 2020 – Butterfly Network Inc. is launching its next-generation Butterfly iQ+ point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) ...

October 08, 2020

The artificial intelligence-driven Caption Guidance software guides point of care ultrasound (POCUS) users to get optimal cardiac ultrasound images. The AI software is an example of a FDA-cleared software that is helping improve imaging, even when used by less experienced users.

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Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence and the Accompanying Liability Risks

The number of Federal Drug Administration (FDA)-approved AI-based algorithms is significant and has grown at a steady ...

September 29, 2020

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Handheld Ultrasound Used to Monitor COVID-19 Patients With Cardiac Complications

September 15, 2020 — The world is facing a global pandemic with unknown implications, but it is now well known COVID-19 ...

September 15, 2020

Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., a world leader in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) solutions, and the CHEST Foundation, the charitable foundation of the American College of Chest Physicians, today announced their joint grant in creating the CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Ultrasonography and COVID-19.

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Fujifilm Sonosite and the CHEST Foundation Partner for COVID-19 Research

September 15, 2020 — Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., a world leader in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) solutions, and the ...

September 15, 2020

Fujifilm Sonosite creates point-of-care ultrasound systems and medical informatics solutions along with transducers and accessories that can help physicians improve time-to-diagnosis, patient outcomes, procedural efficiency, and workflow.

News | Ultrasound Imaging

Fujifilm Sonosite Receives FDA COVID-19 510(k) Clearance for Comprehensive POCUS Portfolio

September 3, 2020 — Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., specialists in developing cutting-edge point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) ...

September 03, 2020

Videos | Ultrasound Imaging

VIDEO: AI-Assisted Automatic Ejection Fraction for Point-of-Care Ultrasound

This is a tutorial video on how to perform an artificial intelligence (AI) automated cardiac ejection fraction ...

August 13, 2020

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FUJIFILM Sonosite Launches New Point-of-Care Ultrasound System

July 21, 2020 — FUJIFILM Sonosite, Inc., specialists in developing cutting-edge point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) ...

July 21, 2020

Fujifilm’s Sonosite SII POC ultrasound system helps to keep crowded areas clearer with a small ultrasound footprint.

Feature | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) | By Joan Toth

Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Across Clinical Applications Spurs Continued Growth

With the miniaturization of technology, improved ease of use, lower system cost, increased portability and greater ...

July 07, 2020

Industry leaders to research the growing importance of point-of-care ultrasound in COVID-19 care

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Fujifilm Sonosite and EMF Partner in the Battle Against COVID-19

July 2, 2020 —Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc. and the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ...

July 02, 2020

$An example of DiA'a automated ejection fraction AI software on the GE vScan POCUS system at RSNA 2019.$

News | Ultrasound Imaging

DiA Imaging Analysis Receives Grant to Accelerate Access Ultrasound AI in Fight Against COVID-19

May 12, 2020 — DiA Imaging Analysis, a provider of AI based ultrasound analysis solutions, said it received a government ...

May 26, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: CT and POCUS Emerge As Frontline Imaging Modalities in COVID-19 Era

Interview with Geoffrey Rose, M.D., president of Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute with Atrium Health, in Charlotte ...

May 07, 2020