 Ultrasonography
"Ultrasonography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.
| Descriptor ID |
D014463
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.350.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultrasonography- Ultrasonography
- Echography
- Ultrasound Imaging
- Imaging, Ultrasound
- Imagings, Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Imagings
- Ultrasonic Imaging
- Imaging, Ultrasonic
- Sonography, Medical
- Medical Sonography
- Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Diagnostic Ultrasounds
- Ultrasound, Diagnostic
- Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
- Echotomography
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| 1995 | 2 | 11 | 13 | | 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1999 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2001 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2002 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2003 | 0 | 17 | 17 | | 2004 | 5 | 13 | 18 | | 2005 | 1 | 12 | 13 | | 2006 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2007 | 1 | 18 | 19 | | 2008 | 3 | 12 | 15 | | 2009 | 3 | 11 | 14 | | 2010 | 3 | 20 | 23 | | 2011 | 3 | 21 | 24 | | 2012 | 1 | 20 | 21 | | 2013 | 3 | 17 | 20 | | 2014 | 3 | 23 | 26 | | 2015 | 5 | 20 | 25 | | 2016 | 12 | 14 | 26 | | 2017 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2018 | 15 | 19 | 34 | | 2019 | 14 | 17 | 31 | | 2020 | 14 | 23 | 37 | | 2021 | 6 | 23 | 29 | | 2022 | 0 | 24 | 24 | | 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2024 | 11 | 11 | 22 | | 2025 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultrasonography" by people in Profiles.
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Chockalingam L, Hammar D, Ortiz-Lopez C, Fleshner M, Keniston A, McBeth L, Baduashvili A. Developing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curricula for Internal Medicine Residency Programs: Consensus-Based Recommendations on Skills, Teaching Methods, and Evaluation Strategies. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Nov; 178(11):1624-1631.
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Thayapran KG, Nabrzyski RJ, Longino AA, Gill EA. Current appraisal of venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) and its applications in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Future Cardiol. 2025 Aug; 21(10):829-839.
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Tutman JJ, Tchou M, Harris K, Violette C, Nguyen HN. Improving pediatric sonographer visualization of the superior mesenteric vasculature: A local quality improvement initiative. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2026 Jan-Feb; 55(1):18-24.
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Porter A, Arquilla K, Stankovic A. Qualitative Assessment of Terrestrial Care Settings to Inform Self-sufficient Spaceflight Medical Care. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):61S-76S.
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Stokes DC, Teramoto M, Noble-Taylor KE, Covey CJ, Olufade OA. The State of Sports Ultrasound Education and Training among Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowships 2023-2024. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2025 Jul 01; 24(7):214-218.
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Nguyen HN, El-Ali AM, Van Tassel D, Le Cacheux C, Sher AC, Amirabadi A, Sammer MBK, Huang X, Riemann M, Wong K, Tutman J, Schiess DM, Navarro OM, Silva CT. Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasound for Diagnosing Midgut Malrotation and Volvulus in Children: A Multiinstitutional Retrospective Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2025 Sep; 225(3):e2532660.
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Ramser B, Samuel K, Pieracci FM, Morton A, Yeh DD. Isolated common bile duct dilation on pre-operative ultrasound is not a predictor of choledocholithiasis on intraoperative cholangiogram. Am J Surg. 2025 Dec; 250:116478.
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Rosenberg S, Hutchens K, Roth LP, Beaty L, Vemulakonda VM, Alaniz VI. Screening Practices for Müllerian Anomalies in Patients With Known Renal or Urologic Anomalies: A Retrospective Chart Review. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Sep; 60(9):162393.
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Cushman DM, Nowak AS, Cone Le Beaumont WR, Stokes D. Phenotype of Achilles Tendon Ultrasonographic Abnormalities and Their Relationship to Future Time-Loss Injury. Clin J Sport Med. 2025 Mar 11; 35(4):505-507.
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Bell C, White SL, Tylee T, Dighe M, Greca A, Goldner W, Mayson S, Haugen BR, Pozdeyev N. Thyroid Nodule Sphericity Metrics Discriminate Benign and Malignant Follicular and Oncocytic Neoplasms. Thyroid. 2025 Mar; 35(3):291-297.
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