Inter-System Variability of Eight Different Handheld Ultrasound (HHUS) Devices—A Prospective Comparison of B-Scan Quality and Clinical Significance in Intensive Care

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<jats:p>Background: the use of handheld ultrasonography (HHUS) devices is well established in prehospital emergency diagnostics, as well as in intensive care settings. This is based on several studies in which HHUS devices were compared to conventional high-end ultrasonography (HEUS) devices. Nonetheless, there is limited evidence regarding potential variations in B-scan quality among HHUS devices from various manufacturers, and regarding whether any such differences hold clinical significance in intensive care medicine settings. Methods: this study included the evaluation of eight HHUS devices sourced from diverse manufacturers. Ultrasound videos of five previously defined sonographic questions (volume status/inferior vena cava, pleural effusion, pulmonary B-lines, gallbladder, and needle tracking in situ) were recorded with all devices. The analogue recording of the same pathologies with a HEUS device served as gold standard. The corresponding findings (HHUS and HEUS) were then played side by side and evaluated by sixteen intensive care physicians experienced in sonography. The B-scan quality and the clinical significance of the HHUS were assessed using a five-point Likert scale (5 points = very good; 1 point = insufficient). Results: both in assessing the quality of B-scans and in their ability to answer clinical questions, the HHUS achieved convincing results—regardless of the manufacturer. For example, only 8.6% (B-scan quality) and 9.8% (clinical question) of all submitted assessments received an “insufficient” rating. One HHUS device showed a significantly higher (p &lt; 0.01) average points score in the assessment of B-scan quality (3.9 ± 0.65 points) and in the evaluation of clinical significance (4.03 ± 0.73 points), compared to the other devices. Conclusions: HHUS systems are able to reliably answer various clinical intensive care questions and are—while bearing their limitations in mind—an acceptable alternative to conventional HEUS devices. Irrespective of this, the present study was able to demonstrate relevant differences in the B-scan quality of HHUS devices from different manufacturers.</jats:p>
Autoren
  • Johannes Matthias Weimer
  • Diana Beer
  • Christoph Schneider
  • Masuod Yousefzada
  • Michael Gottwald
  • Tim Felix Züllich
  • Andreas Weimer
  • Christopher Jonck
  • Holger Buggenhagen
  • Roman Kloeckner
  • Daniel Merkel
DOI
10.3390/diagnostics14010054
eISSN
2075-4418
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
1
Zeitschrift
Diagnostics
Sprache
en
Online publication date
2023
Paginierung
54 - 54
Status
Published online
Herausgeber
MDPI AG
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14010054
Datum der Datenerfassung
2023
Titel
Inter-System Variability of Eight Different Handheld Ultrasound (HHUS) Devices—A Prospective Comparison of B-Scan Quality and Clinical Significance in Intensive Care
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
14

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Autoren
  • Johannes Matthias Weimer
  • Diana Beer
  • Christoph Schneider
  • Masuod Yousefzada
  • Michael Gottwald
  • Tim Felix Züllich
  • Andreas Weimer
  • Christopher Jonck
  • Holger Buggenhagen
  • Roman Kloeckner
  • Daniel Merkel
Hosting institution
Universitätsbibliothek Mainz
Sammlungen
  • DFG-491381577-G
Resource version
Published version
DOI
10.3390/diagnostics14010054
File(s) embargoed
false
Open access
true
ISSN
2075-4418
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
1
Zeitschrift
Diagnostics
Schlüsselwörter
  • 610 Medizin
  • 610 Medical sciences
Sprache
eng
Open access status
Open Access
Paginierung
54
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2024
Public URL
https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/10106
Herausgeber
MDPI
Datum der Datenerfassung
2024
Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
2024
Zugang
Public
Titel
Inter-system variability of eight different handheld ultrasound (HHUS) devices : a prospective comparison of B-scan quality and clinical significance in intensive care
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
14

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