ArticlePOCUS journal2020
The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Cancer (FASC) Examination.
Article in POCUS journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Masquerading as Heart Failure: When POCUS "Incidentally" Detects Cancer.POCUS journal · 2026Article
- Screening Sonography in the Prehospital Setting: A Case Report on Transforming Clinical Decisions.Cureus · 2025Article
- Point of care ultrasonography in onco-nephrology: A stride toward better physical examination.World journal of nephrology · 2023Review
- Knight Scholars Program: A Tiered Three-Year Mentored Training Program for Urban and Rural High School High School Students Increases Interest and Self-Efficacy in Interprofessional Cancer Research.Journal of STEM outreach · 2022Article
- Time to FOCUS - 'Palliative Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound'.Indian journal of palliative careReview
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Malignant effusions occur frequently in patients with cancer and are important to diagnose and treat. In this report, we describe a novel point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) protocol to rapidly identify pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, and ascites: The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Cancer (FASC). This protocol utilizes six standard sonographic positions to identify the presence of fluid in common anatomic spaces. The FASC examination is intended for widespread use by oncologists and other clinicians who treat patients with cancer.
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