Assessing the impact and resource implications of contrast-enhanced ultrasound on workflow of patients with incidental focal liver lesions on the UK national health service.

Background: Focal liver lesions (FLL) are abnormal growths that require timely identification. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a cost-effective imaging modality for characterising FLL with similar sensitivity to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Despite being recommended by NICE, its adoption within the national health service (NHS) is limited due to low clinical demand, limited referral, and lack of knowledge.

Image and report quality in non-obstetric ultrasound examinations undertaken by sonographers: Results of an audit of 3731 cases.

Introduction: This paper reports the results of a rolling audit of sonographer-performed non-obstetric ultrasound examinations undertaken between 2010 and 2020 in a large University Teaching Hospital Ultrasound Department in the United Kingdom. We believe that this represents the largest published audit of sonographer non-obstetric ultrasound examination quality.

Methods: Random samples of sonographer ultrasound examinations were regularly and systematically audited by consultant-level ultrasound practitioners through review of soft copy images and reports.

Diagnostic image quality in gynaecological ultrasound: Who should measure it, what should we measure and how?

Assessment of diagnostic image quality in gynaecological ultrasound is an important aspect of imaging department quality assurance. This may be addressed through audit, but who should undertake the audit, what should be measured and how, remains contentious. The aim of this study was to identify whether peer audit is a suitable method of assessing the diagnostic quality of gynaecological ultrasound images.