Brett Ploussard

Publications

• Research Article   
  Utility of the Butterfly iQ Ultrasound for Resident and Medical Student Education
  Author(s): Nisha R Patel, Sheila Mullen, Bryanna McGowan, Aimee Thomas, Zuhaib Khokhar, Brett Ploussard and Emad Allam*
  
  Objectives: Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has been a rising development in the medical field. POCUS is considered to be an ultrasound brought to the patient and completed by the healthcare provider, as opposed to completed by a sonographer with the images sent to a radiologist for interpretation. Images are acquired and analyzed in real-time to help guide physicians in diagnostic and therapeutic management. In our study, we investigated the benefit of allowing radiology residents and medical students to train with the Butterfly iQ+ device at home to learn how the POCUS probe works, become familiar with its features, and practice scanning on their own. Methods:.. Read More»
  

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