Professional Standards in Medical Ultrasound – EFSUMB Position Paper (Short Version) – General Aspects

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Abstract: This first position paper of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) on professional standards presents a common position across the different medical professions within EFSUMB regarding optimal standards for the performing and reporting of ultrasound examinations by any professional ultrasound operator. It describes general aspects of professionality that ensure procedure quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability in virtually all application fields of medical ultrasound. Recommendations are given related to safety and indication of ultrasound examinations, requirements for examination rooms, structured examination, systematic reporting of results, and management, communication and archiving of ultrasound data. The print version of this article is a short version. The long version is published online.
Dieses erste Positionspapier der European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) zu professionellen Standards beschreibt eine gemeinsame Position der verschiedenen medizinischen Berufe innerhalb der EFSUMB zu optimalen Standards, wie Ultraschall-Untersuchungen von jedem professionellen Untersucher durchgeführt und befundet werden sollten. Beschrieben werden allgemeine Aspekte der Professionalität, die die Qualität, Effektivität, Effizienz und Nachhaltigkeit in praktisch allen Anwendungsbereichen des medizinischen Ultraschalls gewährleisten. Empfehlungen werden gegeben zur Sicherheit und Indikationsstellung von Ultraschall-Untersuchungen, zu Anforderungen an Untersuchungsräume, zur strukturierten Untersuchung und systematischen Befundung sowie zur Verarbeitung, Kommunikation und Archivierung von Ultraschalldaten. Die gedruckte Version dieses Artikels ist eine kurze Version. Die lange Version wird online veröffentlicht.

Alternative title
Professionelle Standards im medizinischen Ultraschall – EFSUMB-Positionspapier – Allgemeine Aspekte
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Professional Standards in Medical Ultrasound – EFSUMB Position Paper (Short Version) – General Aspects ; volume:43 ; number:05 ; year:2022 ; pages:456-463
Ultraschall in der Medizin ; 43, Heft 05 (2022), 456-463

Contributor
Wüstner, Matthias
Radzina, Maija
Calliada, Fabrizio
Cantisani, Vito
Havre, Roald Flesland
Jenderka, Klaus-Vitold
Kabaalioğlu, Adnan
Kocian, Milan
Kollmann, Christian
Künzel, Julian
Lim, Adrian
Maconi, Giovanni
Mitkov, Vladimir
Popescu, Alina
Saftoiu, Adrian
Sidhu, Paul S.
Jenssen, Christian

DOI
10.1055/a-1854-2936
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022120812083591685231
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  • Wüstner, Matthias
  • Radzina, Maija
  • Calliada, Fabrizio
  • Cantisani, Vito
  • Havre, Roald Flesland
  • Jenderka, Klaus-Vitold
  • Kabaalioğlu, Adnan
  • Kocian, Milan
  • Kollmann, Christian
  • Künzel, Julian
  • Lim, Adrian
  • Maconi, Giovanni
  • Mitkov, Vladimir
  • Popescu, Alina
  • Saftoiu, Adrian
  • Sidhu, Paul S.
  • Jenssen, Christian

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