{"title":"AIUM Practice Parameter for the Performance of an Ultrasound Examination of the Extracranial Cerebrovascular System, 2026 Revision.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jum.70476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70476","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149025367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-Zone Lung Ultrasound in Heart Failure: A Promising Tool for Monitoring, but Not Yet a Substitute for Comprehensive Assessment.","authors":"Han Li","doi":"10.1002/jum.70473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70473","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149030929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calibration Shrinkage and Microvascular Quantification in a Renal Fibrosis Nomogram.","authors":"Jie Shao, Jiawei Gu","doi":"10.1002/jum.70492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70492","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149025332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maxwell J Kiernan, Rashid Al Mukaddim, Yurim Lee, Yimeng Dou, Zhiwei Zhang, Carol C Mitchell, Kevin Johnson, Laura Eisenmenger, Robert J Dempsey, Matthew H Lee, Tomy Varghese
{"title":"A Standardized Technique for Ultrasound-MRI Fusion Imaging of the Carotid Artery for Vascular Assessment.","authors":"Maxwell J Kiernan, Rashid Al Mukaddim, Yurim Lee, Yimeng Dou, Zhiwei Zhang, Carol C Mitchell, Kevin Johnson, Laura Eisenmenger, Robert J Dempsey, Matthew H Lee, Tomy Varghese","doi":"10.1002/jum.70483","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jum.70483","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe a reproducible ultrasound-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fusion imaging technique developed for quantitative assessment of carotid wall strain and plaque morphology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>MRI volumes (Oblique T2 Cube) were imported into the Sequoia ultrasound system equipped with an electromagnetic tracking module. The fusion workflow aligned ultrasound and MRI coordinate spaces through anatomical landmark registration of the internal and external carotid arteries. Real-time B-mode and strain imaging were performed with a 10L4 transducer. The fused MRI volume provided spatial context for localization of plaque and intima-media regions. Following alignment, additional B-mode, color Doppler, and radiofrequency (RF) data were acquired on a Siemens S2000/S3000 system to match the imaging plane used during fusion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This workflow enabled consistent cross-modality localization of vascular features between MRI and ultrasound, improving repeatability of acquisitions. The S2000 acquisition step ensured that color Doppler and RF data corresponded to the same anatomical orientation defined during fusion.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This technique offers a practical framework for ultrasound-MRI fusion in carotid imaging and facilitates direct localization of similar structures across 2 imaging modalities. This approach also enables visualization across different systems with manual visual corroborations that, in this case, enabled standardized RF data collection for quantitative elastography research.</p>","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13637720/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149017154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Frequency Ultrasound Combined With Ultra-Micro Angiography for Treatment Response Assessment in Papulopustular Rosacea: Promise and Challenges in Dermatologic Practice.","authors":"Wei Wu, Ji Zheng","doi":"10.1002/jum.70468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70468","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Correlation to Discrimination: Can POCUS Identify Elevated Filling Pressures?","authors":"Yuan Xue, Gong Zhang","doi":"10.1002/jum.70461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70461","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149017206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Esra Selvi, Hale Özer Çaltek, Hamdullah Pekkolay, Barış Boza
{"title":"Coronal Subarachnoid-Space Measurements in Fetuses with Growth Restriction and Appropriate-for-Gestational-Age Controls: A Prospective Comparative Study.","authors":"Esra Selvi, Hale Özer Çaltek, Hamdullah Pekkolay, Barış Boza","doi":"10.1002/jum.70486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare coronal sinocortical width (SCW) and craniocortical width (CCW) between fetuses with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) fetuses and to assess interobserver agreement.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective cross-sectional comparative study included 281 singleton pregnancies examined at 28 + 0 to 36 + 6 weeks: 145 with FGR and 136 AGA controls. Two observers independently measured SCW and CCW transabdominally in a standardized coronal plane. Primary analyses used gestational-age-adjusted linear regression with Holm correction. Head-circumference sensitivity analyses and interobserver agreement assessments were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean SCW was 2.26 ± 0.86 mm in the FGR group and 2.68 ± 0.96 mm in the AGA group; the adjusted difference was -0.426 mm (95% CI, -0.642 to -0.210; Holm-adjusted p < .001). For CCW, the FGR-by-gestational-age-window interaction was significant (p = .006), with a larger adjusted difference at 28 + 0 to 30 + 6 weeks (-0.707 mm; Holm-adjusted p = .007) and no significant differences in the later windows after Holm correction. Single-measure absolute-agreement ICCs were 0.869 for SCW (95% CI, 0.726-0.967) and 0.863 for CCW (95% CI, 0.813-0.904); corresponding average-measures ICCs were 0.930 (95% CI, 0.841-0.983) and 0.926 (95% CI, 0.897-0.949), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Coronal SCW was smaller, on average, in fetuses with FGR, whereas CCW differences varied across gestational-age windows. After head-circumference adjustment, the SCW difference persisted, whereas the CCW estimate was attenuated and no longer statistically significant. The Bland-Altman limits of agreement exceeded the average between-group differences, limiting individual-level interpretation. Further longitudinal studies are needed to determine clinical relevance.</p>","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mean Equivalence and Threshold Stability in Ultrasound-Estimated Central Venous Pressure.","authors":"Jie Shao, Jiawei Gu","doi":"10.1002/jum.70493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70493","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Diagnostic Accuracy to Clinical Utility: Methodological Considerations on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasono-Distal Cologram in Anorectal Malformations.","authors":"Jiawei Gu, Jie Shao","doi":"10.1002/jum.70458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70458","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149002148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prenatal Ultrasonic Detection of Fetal Cleft Lip and Palate: A 5-Year Retrospective Study.","authors":"Liqin Zeng, Hongwei Lai, Zongjie Weng, Wen Ling, Guorong Lyv, Qiumei Wu","doi":"10.1002/jum.70432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To conduct a descriptive analysis of fetuses with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), assessing the prenatal detection proportion across trimesters and describing the subtype distribution, associated malformations, genetic findings, and pregnancy outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective study of 193 cases of CL/P, fetuses were divided into cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP), and cleft lip with cleft palate (CLP) according to their anatomical features. According to the clinical characteristics, they were divided into isolated, with ultrasound soft markers, and with structural malformations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The first-trimester detection rate was 40.9%, CLP was the main type of detection. The overall detection rate throughout gestation was 87.0%, which was significantly higher for CLP (99.3%) than for CL (50%) or CP (56.4%). The CLP subtype was associated with a higher incidence of structural malformations (47.1%) and chromosomal microarray analysis abnormalities (32.6%). Termination rates were significantly higher with CLP (88.6%) compared to CL (14.3%) and CP (17.9%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Prenatal ultrasound can detect the majority of CL/P cases (87%). Detection of CL/P during the early pregnancy period is feasible, but its utility is currently limited (40.9%), especially for isolated CL and CP, underscoring the need for follow-up examinations in high-risk cases. The CLP subtype carries a higher risk of structural and genetic anomalies that can significantly influence pregnancy decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":17563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149002126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}