APENDIC-RADS: an ultrasound reporting system for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Objective: Abdominal ultrasonography is widely used to evaluate suspected cases of appendicitis. Objective descriptions of the direct and indirect signs of appendicitis result in varied assessments of its likelihood. This study introduces the Appendix Imaging Reporting and Data System (APENDIC-RADS) to standardize the reporting of appendix ultrasound findings.

Ultrasonographic evaluation of cecal appendix diameter in pediatric population.

Objective: To stratify ultrasound samples in a pediatric population undergoing evaluation for acute appendicitis to examine the variability in cecal appendix diameter, in different age groups, and to determine whether there is a prevalent value for each age group.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study with 196 children aged 0 to 15 years. Data were extracted from reports of ultrasound examinations carried out between 2008 and 2015.

Lung ultrasound: an additional tool in COVID-19.

Lung ultrasound is a well-defined diagnostic modality in the point of care emergency medicine concept. In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the lung ultrasound assumed an essential role in this disease, with a valid correlation of the imaging results with computed tomography. Recognize how the diagnostic possibilities of ultrasound in the approach of COVID-19 and its differential diagnoses are fundamental.

Advances in lung ultrasound.

Ultrasound examination of the chest has advanced in recent decades. This imaging modality is currently used to diagnose several pathological conditions and provides qualitative and quantitative information. Acoustic barriers represented by the aerated lungs and the bony framework of the chest generate well-described sonographic artifacts that can be used as diagnostic aids.

Surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in an adult.

Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) is rarely seen in adults, because this congenital heart disease almost always requires surgical treatment in the neonatal period, often on an emergency basis. We report a patient that, despite being diagnosed during childhood, underwent surgical repair at age 25, about one year after his clinical condition worsened.