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Zedu Weekly Wrap – 20 February 2026

It has been another busy, energising week at Zedu…

scanners on, sleeves rolled up, and plenty of lightbulb moments along the way. Across multiple disciplines we’ve seen clinicians lean into deliberate practice – our mantra – refining probe handling, image optimisation and clinical integration rather than just “getting a picture”. The shift from image acquisition to confident decision-making has been amazing. We’ve all had a great time.

In this week’s ultrasound news wrap, take a look at:

  • Point-of-care ultrasound for fractures of the limbs and the skull in children: breaking down the evidence – from Pediatric Radiology (19 February)
  • An ultrasound-based artificial intelligence framework for difficult airway prediction: A two-model, three-step decision framework (18 February)

This and heaps more to review – so pour a cuppa, get a bikkie and have a read. Something for everyone.

Checking out for the week…

Keep your probes clean and the gel warm.

Mike and Suean


20 February

BMJ Open

Rationale and design of uLtrasOund applicability in the assessment of patients with fibRosing interstitial lung Disease (LORD): a research protocol of a prospective cohort study

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Cardiology Journal

The role of intravascular imaging in optimizing renal denervation outcomes


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19 February

POCUS training boosts nurse confidence and safety. How can we standardise this in Aus to bridge the gap from lab to bedside? Share your strategies below! #POCUS #NursingEdu #ultrasoundtraining #zedu www.facebook.com/groups/23205…

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— Zedu Ultrasound Training (@zedunow.bsky.social) 19 February 2026 at 17:20

Pediatric Radiology

Point-of-care ultrasound for fractures of the limbs and the skull in children: breaking down the evidence

18 February

Sonography Journal

Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for Global Longitudinal Strain—Have Modern Strain Packages Improved Reproducibility?

Sonography

PLOSOne

An ultrasound-based artificial intelligence framework for difficult airway prediction: A two-model, three-step decision framework

Pediatric Radiology

Early ultrasound-based assessment of preterm white matter injury: association with MRI and neurological outcomes



17 February

AIUM The Scan

Seeing the Heart in Motion: A History of Echocardiography

M-mode ultrasound showing echo pattern records of the motion of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve (left, normal; right, stenosis).

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Methodological Validation of the PIROP Ultrasound-Based System for Measuring Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Thickness in a Clinical Setting

16 February

Pediatric Radiology

Assessment of ultrasound ovarian-adnexal reporting & data system (O-RADS) for pediatric patients

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Predictors of Ultrasound-Derived Muscle Thickness and Echo Intensity After Acute Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury During Inpatient Rehabilitation: An Exploratory Observational Cohort Study

Annals of EM

Woman With Blunt Abdominal Trauma

15 February

Radiology Case Reports

Ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of plantar fibromatosis (ledderhose disease): A case report

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Longitudinal Displacement vs. Strain in Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Study

14 February

Applied Sciences

Ultrasound-Measured Abdominal Muscle Thickness During Prone and Side Plank Exercises Performed with Bent Knees, with and Without the Abdominal Drawing-In Maneuver

Front support exercise on the forearms (“prone plank”).

Life

Transthoracic Echocardiography as a Tool for Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Receiving Ibrutinib

Pediatric Radiology

Ultrasonography of palpable masses in the pediatric head and neck

WFUMB

Feasibility Study on Predicting the Energy and Time Requirements for Microwave Ablation of Uterine Fibroids Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Perfusion Parameters: A Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography-Derived Aortic Valve Annular Plane Systolic Excursion and Left Ventricular Volumes Are Not Associated in Healthy Adults (Insights from MAGYAR-Healthy Study)

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