Trial reportJournal of general internal medicine2024
Teledidactic Versus Hands-on Teaching of Abdominal, Thoracic, and Thyroid Ultrasound-The TELUS II Study.
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- Systematic Review of Commercially Available Clinical CMUT-Based Systems for Use in Medical Ultrasound Imaging: Products, Applications, and Performance.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Point-of-care ultrasound tele-didactic teaching for prehospital emergency personnel (POCUS TT study): a randomized non-inferiority trial.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
- Blended e-learning with handheld ultrasound devices improves practical competence in eFAST: a randomised controlled study.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
- Efficiency of remote videoconference-assisted ultrasound education: comparison with standard classroom training.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Do dental students need sonography training? A prospective observational study.BMC medical education · 2025Observational
- Teaching methods, facilities, and institutions in student ultrasound education (SUSE): e-learning, simulation, and ultrasound skills labs.Journal of ultrasonography · 2025Review
- Medical student training with next-generation handheld ultrasound devices - hands on examination of fetal biometry in obstetrics.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Ultrasound education in the digital era: face-to-face vs. webinar-teaching of head and neck ultrasound theory-a prospective multi-center study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- A four year follow-up survey on the teledidactic TELUS ultrasound course: long-term benefits and implications.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has initiated a change in medical education and the development of new teaching concepts has become inevitable to maintain adequate training.
objectiveThis pilot study aims to compare teledidactic teaching with traditional face-to-face teaching for abdominal, thoracic, and thyroid ultrasound.
designConcurrently, a teledidactic and a face-to-face ultrasound course were held. The students completed seven 90-min modules using mobile ultrasound probes (Butterfly IQ). Each module consisted of a lecture, a demonstration of probe guidance, and independent training.
participantsA total of thirty medical students took part in the study and were randomly assigned to a teledidactic and a face-to-face group. MAIN MEASURES: An objective structured assessment of ultrasound skills (OSAUS) was performed as a pre-test and as the final exam and ultrasound images obtained during the exam were evaluated using the brightness mode quality ultrasound imaging examination (B-QUIET) scale. KEY
resultsNo significant difference between the two cohorts on the OSAUS final exam was shown (p > 0.05 in all modules). There was a significant difference in the assessment of the images in the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) (p 0.015) and aorta (p 0.017) modules. Students in the teledidactic group performed better in both modules, scoring 33.59 (± 2.61) out of 44 in the module FAST (face-to-face group 30.95 (± 1.76)) and aortic images averaged 35.41 (± 2.61) points (face-to-face group 32.35 (± 3.08)).
conclusionsA teledidactic course for abdominal and thoracic ultrasound examinations is equally effective to traditional face-to-face teaching in this pilot study. Digital implementation with a portable ultrasound machine could be a great opportunity to promote ultrasound education worldwide and over great distances.
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