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Zedu Weekly Wrap – 25 July 2025

The weekend has arrived…

and we’re getting set for a full Saturday and Sunday of POCUS magic. Usually the weekends a sacrosanct, but when you have a group of dedicated, users who are we to say no to getting them across the latest technology and techniques 🙂

With that in mind, we have to shoot and get ready – so not ime to muck around, let’s see what’s been making headlines in the world of ultrasound this week!🚀✨

  • Have a look at Amit’s scanning tutorial for suprainguinal fascia iliaca blocks (19 July)
  • In ISUOG – Association between borderline amniotic fluid levels and adverse perinatal outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis (22 July)
  • From EMA – The Utility of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound for Paediatric Lumbar Puncture: A Narrative Review (22 July)

Off now – see you next week.

Mike and Suean

25 July


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24 July

WFUMB

Vortices and Hemodynamic Forces in the Left Ventricle: Comparison between High Frame Rate Echo-Particle Image Velocimetry and 4D Flow MRI

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Department of Emergency Medicine (UCI) Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine

Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cardiac Myxoma

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Reference Limits for Fetal Biventricular Longitudinal Strain Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Across Gestational Age Groups: A Single-Center Study

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Applied Sciences

Three-Dimensional-Printed Models: A Novel Approach to Ultrasound Education of the Placental Cord Insertion Site

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23 July

Annals of Intensive Care

Association between the Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) score and acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with sepsis: a multicenter prospective observational study

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Pediatric Echocardiographic Nomograms: Twenty Years of Advances—Do We Now Have a Complete and Reliable Tool, or Are Gaps Still Present? An Up-to-Date Review

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Ultrasound Pattern of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules with Prevalence of Oncocytes

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The Ultrasound Journal

Contrast enhanced ultrasound – a useful method for diagnosing tubal ectopic pregnancy with low level β-HCG

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22 July

ISUOG

Association between borderline amniotic fluid levels and adverse perinatal outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis

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EMA

An Inexpensive and Ultrasound-Compatible Lumbar Puncture Model Using SCOBY as an Effective Simulation Tool: The DIY LP Study

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EMA

The Utility of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound for Paediatric Lumbar Puncture: A Narrative Review

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Insights into Imaging

Paediatric cranial ultrasound: abnormalities of the brain in term neonates and young infants

Insights into Imaging

Paediatric cranial ultrasound: assessment of the preterm brain

Emergency Medicine Journal

Factors affecting diagnostic imaging decision-making in the emergency department during day and night shifts

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21 July

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) updated its recommendations on some aspects of the diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)

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— @IM_Crit_ (@imcrit.bsky.social) 21 July 2025 at 12:35

Journal of Clinical Medicine

The Role of Echocardiographic Right Atrial Strain Parameters in Evaluating Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

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BMC Medical Education

Effectiveness of a simulation-based point-of-care ultrasound course for prehospital providers – a single group quasi-experimental study

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ISUOG

Adverse neonatal outcomes in small-for-gestational age twins identified using twin vs singleton growth charts: systematic review and meta-analysis

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20 July

If you are looking for a refresher on how to scan for a Suprainguinal Fascia iliaca block- check out the full link below New Scanning Tutorial for Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block youtu.be/fHgO4dczWFk #RegionalAnaesthesia #RegionalAnesthesia #RAsky #AnSky #POCUSky #HipOp Teaser 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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— Amit Pawa (@dr-amit-pawa.bsky.social) 19 July 2025 at 19:42

19 July

Journal of Clincial Ultrasound

Diagnostic Performance of Standardized First Trimester Fetal Echocardiography for the Detection of Congenital Heart Defects

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Life

Ultrasound Phenotype-Based Approach to Treatment Choice in Osteoarthritis

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Pediatric Radiology

Feasibility and accuracy of the fully automated three-dimensional echocardiography right ventricular quantification software in children: validation against cardiac magnetic resonance

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Sonographic Anatomy and Imaging of the Extracranial Component of the Hypoglossal Nerve (CNXII)

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