Ultrasound

Ultrasound scanning, also known as ultrasound imaging, uses high frequency sound waves to obtain images from inside the human body. The reflected sound wave echoes are recorded and displayed as a real-time visual image.

Follow the links below to find information about ultrasonography, including echocardiography (echocardiograms).

Reviewed March 2009

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Systematic Reviews of Ultrasound Techniques
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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of uses of ultrasound.

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Title:   Gallstones: how are they diagnosed? - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Gallstones that do not cause any symptoms are sometimes discovered during other procedures such as ultrasounds, X-rays, or CT scans.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Assessment of fetal wellbeing in the third trimester
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Screening algorithm to ensure fetal well-being late in pregnancy.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Suspected ectopic pregnancy
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Secondary amenorrhoea
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with unexplained secondary amenorrhoea.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   First trimester screening
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Screening algorithm to detect fetal abnormalities early in pregnancy.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Antepartum haemorrhage
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with unexplained antepartum haemorrhage.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Pentoxifylline for alcoholic hepatitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hepatitis is inflammatory injury of the liver. Alcohol is toxic to the liver, and too much alcohol can cause alcoholic hepatitis. The severe form of alcoholic hepatitis is life-threatening. The use of pentoxifylline as a treatment for alcoholic hepatiti...
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Single dose oral ketoprofen and dexketoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A single dose of ketoprofen 25 mg to 100 mg provides a high level of pain relief to 60% to 70% of those with moderate or severe postoperative pain. It has similar efficacy to other commonly used analgesics at standard doses, including ibuprofen and napr...
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Oxcarbazepine versus carbamazepine monotherapy for partial onset seizures
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Carbamazepine is the most commonly used drug to treat partial epileptic seizures. Oxcarbazepine is a newer drug that was developed with the intention to be as effective as carbamazepine but to cause fewer side effects. In this systematic review, we summ...
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Adhesively bonded versus non-bonded amalgam restorations for dental caries
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tooth decay is a common problem affecting both children and adults. Cavities form in the teeth by the action of acid producing bacteria present in dental plaque....
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Oral potassium iodide for the treatment of sporotrichosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Potassium iodide is an anti-fungal drug listed in the World Health Organization (WHO) essential drug list and generally thought to be the first choice for cutaneous sporotrichosis including fixed and lymphocutaneous types, in developing countries. No ra...
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Thrombosis of the deep veins and subsequent embolism to the lungs are both prevalent and dangerous. They usually require either subcutaneous or intravenous injections of medications which aim to stop this hyper-coagulant state, followed by oral medicati...
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Selective internal radiation therapy for liver metastases from colorectal cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bowel cancer commonly spreads to the liver. In most patients this cannot be removed by an operation and cure is not possible. Chemotherapy treatment can help control the growth of the cancer and improve survival. Radioactive beads can be injected into t...
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Therapeutic interventions for disease progression in Huntington's disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Huntington′s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease for which no cure is currently available. We proposed to assess the effectiveness of interventions aimed at modifying disease progression and evaluate the methodological qualit...
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Peri-operative glycaemic control regimens for preventing surgical site infections in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Wound-related infections that complicate operations ("surgical site infections") result in worse patient outcomes. Previous studies have suggested that decreasing blood glucose levels to within a low, narrow range (strict control) around the time of sur...
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Addition of long-acting beta-agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Most consensus statements recommend the use of long-acting ß2-agonists (LABA) as adjunct therapy to inhaled corticosteroids for poorly controlled asthma. The purpose of this review was to identify the benefits and safety profile of adding long-acting ß2...
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   A combination drug of abacavir-lamivudine-zidovudine (Trizivir®) for treating HIV infection and AIDS
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The primary objective of this review was to evaluate the antiviral efficacy of co-formulated zidovudine-lamivudine-abacavir (Trizivir®) for initial treatment of HIV infection. The secondary objectives were to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the ...
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Percutanous ethanol injection or percutaneous acetic acid injection for early hepatocellular carcinoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) ranks fifth in global cancer burden. Percutaneous techniques such as percutaneous ethanol injection, percutaneous acetic acid injection, and radiofrequency thermal ablation, cryoablation, and transarterial chemoem...
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Family support for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV/AIDS
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is a lack of evidence from randomized controlled trials to show the impact of family support as an intervention in treating people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in developing countries. Family support affects PLHA on many levels and includes financial assistance, support in the disclosure process, routine daily activities, and medical assistance or psychological support.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Erythropoietin or Darbepoetin for patients with cancer - meta-analysis based on individual patient data
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with cancer may develop a blood problem called anemia, due to the treatment or from the disease itself. They will have very low levels of healthy red blood cells, causing additional health problems.
Date:   Jul 2009
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