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Zedu Weekly Wrap – 6 February 2026

New machines, new courses – it’s always fresh at Zedu…

Podiatric Ultrasound: Next Level 🦶
We’ve been busy behind the scenes this week and are excited to launch Podiatric Ultrasound: Next Level, a one-day advanced course designed for podiatrists ready to extend their foundational ultrasound skills. Developed with Dr James Ferrie, who is internationally in demand, this course focuses on advanced pathology recognition, dynamic assessment and interventional precision with clear clinical integration.

Places are limited to preserve hands-on scanning time. The first course runs 24 April and is open to clinicians who have completed our Ultrasound for Podiatrists course. Get in early.

On the news front, we recommend you check out:

  • Current Practices and Gaps in Integrating Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Neonatal and Pediatric Transport: A Scoping Review (3 February)
  • Elephant TTE in the aptly titled “Feasibility of Baseline cardIac investiGation in awake elepHants (Elephas mAximus) using tRansThoracic echocardiography: The BIG HEART study” (2 February)

And also be sure to join in the discussion in the Ultrasound Educator Support Network on how we can avoid making POCUS training a one-off trap. Food for thought.

Keep your probes clean and the gel warm.

Mike and Suean


6 February

Science Daily

A new scan lets scientists see inside the human body in 3D color

Seeing Inside the Human Body in 3D Color

Radiology Case Reports

Cyclopia: Facial deformity indicating severe holoprosencephaly with imaging findings of brain: A case report

Fig. 1. Transabdominal ultrasound of the fetal head (Philips IU22, convex probe of 1-7…

Radiology Case Reports

Large renal arteriovenous fistula treated by embolization: 2 case reports

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Zedu - course calendar released to December 2026

Make 2026 your year of ultrasound and check out our range of
scheduled and one-on-one options that will get you scanning like a pro.

Plus – as the cultural capital of Australia – why not tie in a bit of training with a touch of AO tennis, speed through at the Melbourne GP or have a laugh at the International Comedy Festival.

If you know the value of protected learning time, secure your place early.

P.S. – don’t forget – if something doesn’t quite fit your learning objectives or availability we can design and deliver a program that meets your needs. Don’t tell everyone though – availability is limited.


Zedu - regional anaesthesia, pain medicine, vascular access, echocardiography for anaesthetists

5 February

Journal of Cardiology

Therapeutic ultrasound for acute myocardial infarction: Mechanisms, preclinical evidence, and clinical perspectives

4 February

AIUM The Scan

5 Cutting-edge Ultrasound Trends to Watch in 2026

The Scan

Journal of Clinical Medicine

A Novel Modified Ultrasound-Guided Venipuncture Technique for Non-Tunneled PICC Insertion in a Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Setting: A Technical Report with Real-World Experience

Ultrasound visualization of central intraluminal needle tip position.

Charlie’s ED

SCGH ED Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block Guideline

Charlie’s ED

SCGH ED Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block Guideline



3 February

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Student Perceptions of the Implementation of Novel Sonography Phantoms in Radiography Curricula: A Mixed Methods Study

Diagnostics

Current Practices and Gaps in Integrating Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Neonatal and Pediatric Transport: A Scoping Review

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Clinical and Imaging Features of Aortic Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Insights into Imaging

Environmental sustainability of ultrasound-guided core-needle breast biopsy: a survey on current practices by the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Early and Mid-Term Ultrasound Response to Guselkumab in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Real-World Cohort from a Single Tertiary Rheumatology Center

Longitudinal ultrasound image of the PIP III joint showing synovial hypertrophy (grade 2) and intra-articular power Doppler signal with distal capsular and entheseal extension (PD grade 2), corresponding to a combined EULAR–OMERACT synovitis grade = 2 (joint level).

2 February

Resuscitation Plus

Transthoracic Echocardiography is Superior to AHA Guidelines Location in Identifying the Left Ventricle for Chest Compressions

Radiology Case Reports

Ultrasound-guided guidewire maneuver to resolve peritoneal drainage catheter obstruction in an infant: A case report

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PLOSOne

Feasibility of Baseline cardIac investiGation in awake elepHants (Elephas mAximus) using tRansThoracic echocardiography: The BIG HEART study

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Broome Docs

Dr James Rippey: UNreal Resus Echocardiography

This talk comes from the 2025 SSEM Conference which Casey Parker curated in Broome last October.

WFUMB

Exploration of the Application of Multimodal Feature Analysis Based on Random Forest Algorithm Combining Ultrasound Elastography and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumors

 

Insights into Imaging

An integrative deep learning model based on dual-mode ultrasound for diagnosing gallbladder polyps

1 February

Radiology Case Reports

The role of multimodal imaging in diagnosis in the diagnosis of epididymal metastasis from prostate carcinoma: A case report

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European Heart Journal

Prescriptive appropriateness of echocardiography for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis: an 11-year observational study

Flow chart of the study.

LIFE

Echocardiographic Red Flags in Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloidosis: Sex-Specific Gaps for Wall Thickness and Left Ventricular Mass

Prevalence of echocardiographic evaluated parameters. IVST: interventricular septum thickness; LAA: left atrium area; LVMI: left ventricular mass indexed for body surface area; RWT: relative wall thickness; GLS: global longitudinal strain; IAS-thickness: interatrial thickness; ML: mitral leaflet thickness. Gran. Spar: granular sparkling; DD: diastolic dysfunction.

31 January

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Single-Shot Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Early Recovery After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block technique. (A) Ultrasound image demonstrating the subcostal abdominal wall anatomy, including the external oblique muscle (EOM), internal oblique muscle (IOM), transversus abdominis muscle (TAM), and peritoneal cavity. The target fascial plane between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles is indicated. (B) In-plane needle advancement with a near-vertical trajectory toward the subcostal TAP plane under real-time ultrasound guidance, with hydrodissection confirming correct deposition of local anesthetic within the target fascial plane. The needle is faintly visualized advancing in-plane toward the target fascial plane, consistent with real-time ultrasound-guided subcostal TAP block technique.

30 January

Chest Journal

Echocardiography

Are We Ready to Monitor the Atrium? From Ventricular-Centric to Chamber-Integrated Cardiotoxicity Surveillance: The Emerging Role of Left Atrial Strain

European Heart Journal

Integrated ultrasound haemodynamic profiling (VTI–VExUS) for risk stratification in acute heart failure

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Kidney360

Lung Ultrasound Guided Management of Pulmonary Congestion in Hemodialysis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

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P.S. – don’t forget our brand-new headquarters are located at:

Suite 37 (Level 4), 240 Plenty Road, Bundoora Melbourne VIC 3083

Zedu Learning HQ, Bundoora

This isn’t just a change of address – it’s the start of something bigger.

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