"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,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1998 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1999 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2000 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2003 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2005 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2008 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2009 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2010 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2011 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| 2012 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2013 | 4 | 28 | 32 |
| 2014 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2015 | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| 2016 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2018 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2019 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| 2020 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2021 | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| 2022 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultrasonography" by people in Profiles.
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Validation of Lung Ultrasound Score for Disease Severity and Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Apr 01; 27(4):474-482.
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Good Practice Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Modified Delphi Consensus Initiative. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 01; 27(2):228-234.
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Proposing Entrustable Professional Activities for Pediatric Critical Care Ultrasound: A Modified Delphi Consensus Approach. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 01; 27(2):235-243.
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Delays in chest compressions during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: carotid versus subxiphoid point of care ultrasound. Resuscitation. 2026 02; 219:110953.
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Assessment of Skin in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using High-Frequency Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography: A Comparative Study With Histology, Molecular, and Clinical Parameters. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 May; 78(5):582-590.
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Utility and utilization of transabdominal ultrasound in pediatric patients with acute recurrent or chronic pancreatitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2026 Feb; 82(2):557-565.
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Deep learning for non-invasive detection of steatosis and fibrosis in MASLD: a multicenter study with a new fibroscan-labelled ultrasound dataset. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2026 Jun; 51(6):2906-2918.
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Thenar and hypothenar muscle origins on the transverse carpal ligament. J Anat. 2026 May; 248(5):777-783.
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Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasound in Neck Node NI-RADS Category 2. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Sep 02; 46(9):1893-1899.
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Wandering Spleen in a Pediatric Lung Transplant Patient With Filamin A Deficiency: An Incidental Finding. Pediatr Transplant. 2025 09; 29(6):e70161.