{"id":227,"date":"2019-11-15T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/insights-imaging\/2019\/11\/15\/esr-statement-on-portable-ultrasound-devices\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:49:41","slug":"esr-statement-on-portable-ultrasound-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/insights-imaging\/highlights\/esr-statement-on-portable-ultrasound-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"ESR statement on portable ultrasound devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1172 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/insights-imaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Article-1-Nov-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"255\" \/>This statement presents the potential use of portable US devices and their clinical applications, focusing on decontamination assessment and protocols, while keeping in mind that patient safety must never be compromised. It can also be considered as an addition to the current <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs13244-017-0580-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommendations<\/a> published in 2017 (<em>Insights Imaging<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/insightsimaging.springeropen.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s13244-019-0775-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESR statement on portable ultrasound devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> European Society of Radiology (ESR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This statement presents the potential use of portable US devices and their clinical applications, focusing on decontamination assessment and protocols, while keeping in mind that patient safety must never be compromised. 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