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There are many errors and pitfalls that are commonly encountered during ultrasound examinations. In normal ultrasound, pitfalls may arise from anatomic or physiologic variants of pediatric anatomy, settings, artifacts, patient conditions, operator misunderstanding, or inexperienced performance. In limited field and point-of-care ultrasound, common errors are usually due to limited access, misdiagnosis as a result of wrong timing, unsuitable patient conditions, limited transducer options, satisfaction of search, and unfamiliarity with pediatric sonography. Knowledge of these pitfalls helps improve a physician’s performance and diagnosis.
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Nattinee Leelakanok and Panruethai Trinavarat declare that they have no conflicts of interest. Michael Riccabona received honoraria and travel compensation from US companies (Siemens, GE) and a contrast agent company (Bracco) within 36 months, and is also involved in equipment improvement and protocol development for many ultrasound vendors and contrast agent companies. However, these have no impact on this article.
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All ultrasound exams were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and later versions. Informed consent was obtained from all patients who underwent ultrasound. Images were retrospectively used with institutional approval. No identifying information of patients is included in the study.
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Leelakanok, N., Trinavarat, P. & Riccabona, M. Common pitfalls and mistakes in pediatric ultrasound. J Med Ultrasonics 46, 399–412 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-019-00954-2
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