Thus, promising alternatives to surgery for early stage NSCLC are ready for prime time evaluation in the setting of clinical trials, and participation in ongoing trials for both operable and medically inoperable patients is strongly encouraged.
In Canada, the primary EU indications as established by the Canadian Emergency Ultrasound Society (CEUS) are (1) cardiac activity evaluation in the setting of cardiac arrest, (2) rule-out pericardial effusion, (3) rule-out intraperitoneal free fluid in trauma, (4) rule-out abdominal aortic aneurysm, and (5) rule-in intrauterine pregnancy.
An additional challenge in the trauma patient is the evaluation in the setting of significant subcutaneous emphysema.
Both FDG and F-fluoride PET are approved tracers with increasing use in clinical response evaluation in the setting of MBC, especially in the setting of bone-dominant disease.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound has shown promise as an evaluation tool in the setting of early arthritis [ 13, 14], but the value it adds to a thorough clinical assessment, for example, as a component of a predictive algorithm, remains to be quantified.
The initial evaluation of CRP in the setting of acute evaluation, did not utilize a high-sensitivity assay.
In the assessment of treatment response, MRI with in-phase and out-of-phase imaging can be more effective for the evaluation of lesions in the setting of chemotherapy-induced hepatic steatosis, which can obscure liver metastases [20].
Strengths include the prospective evaluation of abstinence in the setting of a placebo-controlled trial and collection of DNA samples from all participants, rather than retrospective DNA collection that may result in bias.
Describe the indications for POCUS for fracture evaluation POCUS is indicated in the setting of trauma to evaluate for fracture, or post-reduction of a fracture to confirm satisfactory alignment prior to splinting/casting.
More research is needed into the feasibility of teaching musculoskeletal POCUS to pediatric emergency physicians and exploring what is needed to achieve competence. 1. Describe the indications for POCUS for fracture evaluation POCUS is indicated in the setting of trauma to evaluate for fracture, or post-reduction of a fracture to confirm satisfactory alignment prior to splinting/casting. 2.
