We made it to the Australasian Sonographers Association annual conference…

battling the terrible weather of the Gold Coast – so much for beautiful one day perfect the next 🙂

Booth number 21 is now set for a full onslaught at the world’s biggest sonographer conference; we’ve warmed up the vocal chords set the prizes and giveaways and are just waiting for the doors to open.

Come sit and chat at our kitchen table about how we can both advance sonographer education and provide support to clinical supervisors. Or just make yourself comfortable and have a yarn – we’d love to see you there.

News of note this week:

• “Diagnostic Performance of General Practitioners in Carotid Plaque Detection Using AI-Enhanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Systematic Training” in Annals of Family Medicine (28 May)
• “Proposing the Learning Ultrasound in Critical Care Framework for a Longitudinal Competence Program for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Critical Care—A Modified Delphi Survey” in AJUM (25 May)

Looking forward to a big weekend!

Keep your probes clean and the gel warm.

Mike and Suean

P.S. If you have students or trainees who are struggling to grasp physics core concepts – or who just can’t see how the math applies to the probe in their hand – be sure to get them to check out our brand-new Ultrasound Physics Simplified Online Module 🚀- the perfect gift that will keep on giving.

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29 May

The Guardian

Scientists create wearable ultrasound to continuously monitor babies in womb

BMJ Open

Contribution of point of care ultrasound for ruling out small bowel obstruction in emergency departments: study protocol of the diagnostic, observational, prospective and multicentre OCCLUS-POCUS study

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Make 2026 your year of ultrasound and check out our range of
scheduled and one-on-one options that will get you scanning like a pro.
If you know the value of protected learning time, secure your place early.

P.S. – don’t forget – if something doesn’t quite fit your learning objectives or availability we can design and deliver a program that meets your needs. Don’t tell everyone though – availability is limited.

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28 May

Are our students scanning blindly?
📉 Lack of standardisation & high cognitive load stall early #ultrasoundtraining

🇦🇺Aus supervisors & global educators: How do we fix this? 👇 Let’s debate…https://t.co/9k4NUUK9Ar#POCUS #MedEd #ASA2026GC pic.twitter.com/kWvnMPxbOC

— Zedu Ultrasound Training (@zedunow) May 28, 2026

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Ultrasound-Guided Transversalis Fascia Plane Block Versus Intrathecal Morphine for Post-Cesarean Analgesia: A Prospective Observational Comparative Cohort Study Incorporating a Non-Inferiority Analytical Framework

Annals of Family Medicine

Diagnostic Performance of General Practitioners in Carotid Plaque Detection Using AI-Enhanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Systematic Training

27 May

Radiology Case Reports

Real-time IVUS-guided retrieval of a coronary retained guidewire fragment: A case report

PLOSOne

Effects of resistance exercises on rotator cuff muscle mechanical characteristics in shoulders with and without rotator cuff tears

 

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26 May

UCSD Ultrasound
Case 71: Chronic Back Pain

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Real-Time Ultrasound Elastography in Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity: Comparison with Clinical and Neurophysiological Measures

AIUM

A New Way Ultrasound May Help Protect High-Risk Pregnancies

CASE

Transient Fetal Nonimmune 2:1 Atrioventricular Block Possibly Secondary to Cannabis Exposure

CASE

Multimodal Imaging and Management of Early Mitral Annuloplasty Ring Dehiscence with Pericardial Hematoma

25 May

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Feasibility of Intraoperative Intraspinal Endosonography Using a Miniaturized Ultrasound Probe Through an Extended Interlaminar Lumbar Approach: A Pilot Study

AJUM

Proposing the Learning Ultrasound in Critical Care Framework for a Longitudinal Competence Program for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Critical Care—A Modified Delphi Survey

Echocardiography

The Emerging Role and Clinical Utility of Transnasal Transesophageal Echocardiography

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in Moderate Sedation in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older

24 May

New PEM POCUS tutorial: Pediatric First-Trimester Pregnancy Ultrasound 🤰

Authors: Drs. Alex Yang, Kavita Gandhi, and Margaret Lin-Martore

Read + take the 2-hour ALiEMU course: https://t.co/rwENT2OLCg pic.twitter.com/B8tnT29nXW

— Academic Life in EM (@ALiEMteam) May 22, 2026

ISUOG

Prospective comparison of diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound, PET/CT and DW-MRI for preoperative assessment of pelvic lymph nodes in cervical cancer patients: results of the CANNES trial

CASE

Rare Variant of a Rare Anomaly: Stenotic Persistent Right-Sided Fifth Aortic Arch with Fourth Arch Interruption

CASE

Multimodality Imaging of Gonococcal Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis

Radiology Case Report

Spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of a profunda femoris artery perforator in a pediatric patient

European Journal of General Practice

Point-of-care ultrasound teaching in general practice and family medicine: EURACT position paper

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Cerebroplacental-uterine ratio combined with ultrasound parameters for predicting perinatal outcomes in late-onset FGR

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Comparative Outcomes of Ultrasound-Assisted Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy in Intermediate-High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Ultrasound vs. Fluoroscopy Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Prospective Study

P.S. – don’t forget our brand-new headquarters are located at:

Suite 37 (Level 4), 240 Plenty Road, Bundoora Melbourne VIC 3083

This isn’t just a change of address – it’s the start of something bigger.