Yes We (S)can!
Authors: Nir Flint, Robert J. Siegel
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Editorials20 August 2019Yes We (S)can!Nir Flint, MD and Robert J. Siegel, MDNir Flint, MDSmidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California (N.F., R.J.S.)Search for more papers by this author and Robert J. Siegel, MDSmidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California (N.F., R.J.S.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M19-1918 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Advances in technology have led to the development of small, compact devices for hand-held ultrasonography (HHU), some of which can connect to a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet. Cardiac ultrasonography has now gone beyond the realm of expert cardiologists and sonographers and into other specialties and clinical scenarios. Although not as technologically advanced as cart-based systems, these devices provide accurate images of cardiac structures at a relatively high resolution. Most devices also include different presets and probes applicable to cardiac, abdominal, vascular, and obstetric and gynecologic scans. Because of its improved image quality and decreasing costs, HHU is ...References1. Spencer KT, Kimura BJ, Korcarz CE, et al. Focused cardiac ultrasound: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013;26:567-81. [PMID: 23711341] doi:10.1016/j.echo.2013.04.001 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Cardim N, Dalen H, Voigt JU, et al. The use of handheld ultrasound devices: a position statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (2018 update). Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019;20:245-52. [PMID: 30351358] doi:10.1093/ehjci/jey145 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Marbach JA, Almufleh A, DiSanto P, et al. 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J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;49:2283-91. [PMID: 17560294] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California (N.F., R.J.S.)Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M19-1918.Corresponding Author: Robert J. Siegel, MD, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vincente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048; e-mail, Robert.[email protected]org.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Flint and Siegel: Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vincente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048.This article was published at Annals.org on 6 August 2019. 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