Dear Ultrasound Insider,
Nobody wants to be sued. But the best way to win a malpractice case is to avoid it in the first place, according to Heather Hansen of law firm O'Brien & Ryan in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
In a talk on medicolegal issues in ultrasound at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference in Atlantic City, NJ, Hansen shared some strategies for accomplishing that important goal.
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In other articles from the Leading Edge conference, you can get caught up on efforts to develop contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for molecular imaging by clicking here. You can also read about the latest on clinical trials aimed at bringing CEUS for radiology applications to the U.S.
Stay tuned for additional coverage from Leading Edge in the coming weeks.
In other news, focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) is being recommended as a first-line tool for assessing blunt abdominal trauma in kids. Click here for the details from associate editor Cynthia E. Keen.
In addition, associate editor Kate Madden Yee has our coverage of how a new Connecticut breast density law will affect the use of breast ultrasound in the state. For that article, click here.
Also, researchers have found that thyroid elastography shows potential for reducing the number of unnecessary fine-needle aspiration biopsies.
Do you have an idea for a topic you'd like to see covered in your Ultrasound Digital Community? As always, please feel free to drop me a line.
