What’s on the web for family physicians – Update on diagnostic ultrasound

Alfred KY Tang 鄧權恩，Wilbert WB Wong 王維斌

Narrated Lectures in Emergency Ultrasound
http://www.emergencyultrasoundteaching.com/narrated_lectures.html

Maintained by Division of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), this website have a series of well recorded lectures, with presentation slides and ultrasound video, covering different aspects of diagnostic ultrasound. The information are well presented and ideal for family physicians to appreciate advances of diagnostic ultrasound. Topics covered include ultrasound physics, ocular ultrasound, obstetrics and ectopic pregnancy, biliary, renal, appendix, soft tissue and foreign body ultrasound.

Emergency Bedside Ultrasound Training Series
http://learn-us.vanderbiltem.com/

The Emergency Bedside Ultrasound Training Series is maintained by the Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University. Ultrasound videos are displayed together side by side with the positioning and manoeuvres of the probe. Videos of various topics are hosted including renal, gall bladder, cardiac, aorta, musculoskeletal ultrasound, deep vein thrombosis, ocular ultrasound and common ultrasound artifacts etc. The demonstration sessions are well narrated with clear instructions on probe manipulation.

Introduction to Emergency Ultrasound
http://sonoguide.com/introduction.html

This website is developed by a group of emergency physicians practising bedside emergency ultrasound, with the aim to demonstrate the beauty of diagnostic ultrasound as a useful tool in emergency medicine. The project initially targeted towards education at undergraduate level, but has then grown to serve all levels of medical training and continuing medical education. At the website, topics are arranged into different sections including abdomen, critical care, small parts and procedural, covering ultrasound physics, aortic aneurysm, cardiac ultrasound and gall bladder ultrasound. Sections on renal, early pregnancy, DVT, soft tissue and musculoskeletal ultrasound are also included. Video clips and illustrations are abundant under each segment of the website.

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology: A Practical Approach
http://www.evms.edu/education/centers_institutes_departments/obstetrics_gynecology/ultrasound_ebook/

This is an open access E-Book that gives a comprehensive review of ultrasound in obstetrics & gynaecology. The E-Book, filled with descriptive figures, tables and video clips, contains detailed information on the practical aspect of the ultrasound examination in obstetrics and gynaecology with technical details such as how to hold and orientate the transducer, operate the ultrasound equipment and diagnose complex obstetric and gynaecologic abnormalities. Tips from the authors on the use of ultrasound in their daily practice are included. This open access E-Book, in the form of a pdf file with embedded video, can be downloaded free of charge. Apart from ultrasound physics and ultrasound of the three trimesters, there are chapters on evaluation of twin gestations, placental abnormalities, amniotic fluid assessments, standardised approach in ultrasound of female pelvis and how to write ultrasound reports.

Ultrasound Learning Module
http://www.susme.org/learning-modules/learningmodules/  

This is a library of videos presented by the Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education and University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Basic techniques of ultrasound examinations of different regions are explained in detail, starting with ultrasound physics, choice of transducers, and anatomy of different organs. Modules are arranged in ultrasound physics, abdomen (liver, biliary, spleen, aorta, renal and urinary bladder), pelvis, cardiac and neck. The content is easy to understand and ideal for beginners in diagnostic ultrasound. The Ultrasound Institute of University of South Carolina School of Medicine has also put up a library of ultrasound training videos on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/iusc1/videos) demonstrating how to perform ultrasound on different parts of the body.

Introduction to Radiology: Online Interactive Tutorial
https://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/Courses/rad/

This online tutorial is maintained by Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging of the University of Virginia. This is a tutorial on different areas of radiology, including CT, MRI, PET/CT, and diagnostic ultrasound. Sections relating to diagnostic ultrasound are thyroid, testicular and emergency ultrasound. The tutorial allows one to get familiar with the know-how in performing ultrasound on the respective organs. References are made to embryology, anatomy, physiology and top ten pathology of the organ involved.