Collection

Ultrasound in internal and emergency medicine

Submission status
Open
Open for submission from
08 April 2024
Submission deadline
Ongoing
Ultrasound imaging has undergone a true transformation over the last 20 years. On the one hand, the miniaturization of devices has brought this tool to the patient's bedside, opening the clinician to the possibility of using ultrasound as a new pillar of the physical examination. On the other hand, technological evolution has made it possible to increase the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound both through new ultrasound processing methods and using contrast medium. This topical collection of Internal and Emergency Medicine aims to alert the clinical and scientific community that operates in the world of ultrasound to share evidence on the use of this fundamental tool in all its applications. Key aspects dedicated to discussion will be Point of Care Ultrasound, use of advanced techniques, diagnosis, and monitoring, defining prognosis, guiding therapy and procedures, and other innovative aspects.

Editors

  • Chiara Cogliati Chiara Cogliati  &

    Chiara Cogliati

    Chiara Cogliati is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Internal Medicine Dept. at L. Sacco Hospital, Univ. of Milan, Italy. Ultrasound imaging is the main field of interest for her research and a relevant part of the teaching activity, either in the undergraduate as well as in the internal medicine residency program at the Univ. of Milan. She’s part of the faculty of the POCUS certification program and echocardiography course held by the Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI) and member of the Ultrasound Working Group of the Europ. Fed. of Internal Medicine. She’s Deputy Editor of IAEM-Case Records.

  • Juan Torres Juan Torres

    Juan Torres

    Juan Torres is Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Internal Medicine Department at Infanta Leonor University Hospital, Complutense University in Madrid, Spain. Dr Torres is past chair of the Ultrasound working group (USWG) of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine and also the USWG of the European Federation of Internal Medicine. His main research field is Point of Care Ultrasound (development, implementation and ultrasound in Heart Failure and Covid 19)".

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