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Liver ultrasound: A key procedure in the surgeon's toolbox
Author(s) -
Hagopian Ellen J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.25908
Subject(s) - medicine , toolbox , ultrasound , key (lock) , medical physics , radiology , general surgery , surgery , ecology , biology , computer science , programming language
Intraoperative liver ultrasound (US) is an imperative adjunctive procedure during any liver surgical procedure. Intraoperative US can be used to confirm preoperative findings, to identify new findings, and to guide the conduct of the procedure. A major barrier to incorporation of US into the surgeon's toolbox is training and education. A standardized training program for surgical fellows has been developed based on the mastery learning framework.