"Ultrasonography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.
| Descriptor ID |
D014463
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.350.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultrasonography- Ultrasonography
- Echography
- Ultrasound Imaging
- Imaging, Ultrasound
- Imagings, Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Imagings
- Ultrasonic Imaging
- Imaging, Ultrasonic
- Sonography, Medical
- Medical Sonography
- Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Diagnostic Ultrasounds
- Ultrasound, Diagnostic
- Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
- Echotomography
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultrasonography" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of quantitative ultrasonography and dual X-ray absorptiometry for bone status assessment in South African children living with HIV. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0276290.
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Nipple-areolar complex: commonest site of breast leiomyoma. S Afr J Surg. 2022 Sep; 60(3):213-215.
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From da Vinci to definitive diagnosis: how training in sports ultrasound harnesses sound, science and skill. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Feb; 56(3):118-119.
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Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa guidelines for the training and credentialing in emergency point-of-care ultrasound. S Afr Med J. 2021 May 03; 111(5b):13296.
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Poor cardiovascular health is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in apparently healthy sub-Saharan African populations: an H3Africa AWI-Gen study. BMC Med. 2021 02 10; 19(1):30.
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Neurological and growth outcomes in South African children with congenital cytomegalovirus: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(9):e0238102.
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Achieving accurate estimates of fetal gestational age and personalised predictions of fetal growth based on data from an international prospective cohort study: a population-based machine learning study. Lancet Digit Health. 2020 07; 2(7):e368-e375.
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The ultrasound 'twinkling artefact' in the diagnosis of urolithiasis: hocus or valuable point-of-care-ultrasound? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Emerg Med. 2020 Feb; 27(1):13-20.
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Bone Quality Measured Using Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasonography Is Reduced Among Children with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Pediatr. 2019 12; 215:267-271.e2.
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Compliance With Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Guidelines and Associations With Abdominal Adiposity in a Sample of Infants and Toddlers From Soweto, South Africa. J Phys Act Health. 2019 10 01; 16(12):872-879.