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Zedu Weekly Wrap – 31 October 2025

🎃 October’s wrapping up in true Melbourne style…

a little spooky, a little sunny, and a whole lot of fun! With Halloween vibes in the air, flowers in full bloom and energy buzzing across the city, there’s no better place to be. From trick-or-treaters to twilight training sessions, it’s been a week full of learning, laughter and a few ghostly giggles around Zedu HQ.

🐎 And just as we pack away the pumpkins, we’re gearing up for the race that stops the nation – the Melbourne Cup! Add in Oasis hitting town for a dose of Britpop nostalgia and it’s clear why Melbourne truly is the events capital of Australia. So if you’re looking to mix world-class ultrasound training with world-class experiences, there’s only one place to be – right here at Zedu HQ!

📰 Check out this week’s ultrasound news highlights – from cutting-edge imaging to industry buzz – no Ouija board needed to see where the future’s heading… 🚀✨

  • Accuracy of Emergency Physician-Performed Echocardiography for Diastolic Dysfunction in Suspected Acute Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (31 October)
  • Impact of fetal and maternal characteristics on the accuracy and precision of sonographic fetal weight estimation: population-based study (25 October).

👻 Stay sharp, scan smart, and have a fang-tastic Halloween from all of us at Zedu!

See you next week.

Mike and Suean


31 October

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Accuracy of Emergency Physician-Performed Echocardiography for Diastolic Dysfunction in Suspected Acute Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Zedu - course calendar released to June 2026

Make 2026 your year of ultrasound and check out our range of
scheduled and one-on-one options that will get you scanning like a pro.

Plus – as the cultural capital of Australia – why not tie in a bit of training with a touch of AO tennis, speed through at the Melbourne GP or have a laugh at the International Comedy Festival.

If you know the value of protected learning time, secure your place early.

P.S. – don’t forget – if something doesn’t quite fit your learning objectives or availability we can design and deliver a program that meets your needs. Don’t tell everyone though – availability is limited.


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30 October

 

29 October

The Ultrasound Journal

Performance evaluation of the TE Air wireless handheld ultrasound in cardiac applications: a prospective comparative study

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Preliminary Study on the Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Enhancing Early Vascular Architecture for the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Endometrial Lesions

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Critical Care

Reproducibility and precision of renal perfusion quantification with contrast enhanced ultrasound in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study

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BMJ Open Rheumatology

Sonographic Assessment of the Optic Nerve Sheath in Giant Cell Arteritis (SONIC-GCA): protocol for a prospective, multicentre diagnostic test accuracy study

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Structural and Textural Ultrasound Features of Gastrocnemius Medialis in Chronic Stroke: Associations with Functional Outcomes and Spasticity

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28 October

CASE

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Electrical Cardioversion and Complicated by Ventricular Septal Rupture

27 October

CASE

Holodiastolic Murmur following Blunt Chest Trauma: Rapid Clinical Deterioration due to Aortic Valve Perforation

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Daylight Sonography: Clinical Relevance of Color-Tinted Ultrasound Imaging

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Echocardiographic Hemodynamics After Aortic Valve Replacement, Wheat, and Bentall Procedure

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26 October

ISUOG

Longitudinal assessment of fetal myocardial performance index in normal pregnancy using spectral tissue Doppler

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Echocardiography

Analysis of the Predictive Effect of Cardiac Color Doppler Ultrasound Combined With Carotid Ultrasound on Major Adverse Cardiac Events Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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CASE

Indirect Echocardiographic Markers of Procedural Success in Mitral Transcatheter Interventions: A Case Series

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Four-Dimensional Transvaginal Ultrasonography as a First-Line Non-Invasive Follow-Up After Hysteroscopic Metroplasty in Dysmorphic Uterus Cases

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25 October

Journal of Clinical Medicine

The Use of Ultrasound Imaging in Continuous Blood Vessel Area and Velocity Data Acquisition for Determining the Local Pulse Wave Velocity

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Endoscopic Ultrasound for Nodal Staging in Patients with Resectable Cholangiocarcinoma

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Effect of Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair on Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

ISUOG

Impact of fetal and maternal characteristics on the accuracy and precision of sonographic fetal weight estimation: population-based study

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Subclinical myocardial dysfunction detected by speckletracking in asymptomatic individuals with exerciseinduced premature ventricular complexes

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Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Detection of Urethral Foreign Bodies: A Case Series

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WFUMB

The Utility of Shear Wave Elastography in Hashimoto Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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P.S. – don’t forget our brand-new headquarters are located at:

Suite 37 (Level 4), 240 Plenty Road, Bundoora Melbourne VIC 3083

Zedu Learning HQ, Bundoora

This isn’t just a change of address – it’s the start of something bigger.

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