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Ultraschall Med 2021; 42(01): 39-47
DOI: 10.1055/a-1161-8872
Guidelines & Recommendations

European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) Position Statement on Dermatologic Ultrasound

Stellungnahme der European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) zu Dermatologischem Ultraschall
Fernando Alfageme
1   Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Puerta De Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
,
Ximena Wortsman
2   Department of Dermatology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile
,
Orlando Catalano
3   Radiology, Instituto Pascale, Naples, Italy
,
Gaston Roustan
1   Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Puerta De Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
,
Maria Crisan
4   Dermatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
,
Diana Crisan
5   Dermatology, Universitätsklinikum Ulm Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Ulm, Germany
,
Diana E. Gaitini
6   Radiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
,
Eugenio Cerezo
7   Ultrasound, Clinica DKV, Madrid, Spain
,
Radu Badea
8   Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Iuliu Hatieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Abstract

Dermatologic ultrasound is a recent application of ultrasound for the evaluation of healthy skin and appendages and their diseases. Although the scientific literature regarding this application is still not sufficient for evidence-based guidelines, general recommendations issued by scientific societies are necessary. The EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) steering committee for dermatologic ultrasound has developed a series of consensus position statements regarding the main fields of dermatologic ultrasound (technical requirement, normal skin and appendages, inflammatory skin diseases, tumoral skin diseases, aesthetic dermatology and practice-training requirements). This document is the foundation for future evidence-based recommendations and guidelines for dermatologic ultrasound practice.

Zusammenfassung

Dermatologischer Ultraschall ist eine neuere sonografische Anwendung zur Beurteilung gesunder Haut, ihrer Adnexe und deren Erkrankungen. Obwohl die wissenschaftliche Literatur zu dieser Anwendung noch nicht für evidenzbasierte Leitlinien ausreicht, sind allgemeine Empfehlungen der wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften erforderlich. Der Lenkungsausschuss für dermatologischen Ultraschall der EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) hat eine Reihe von Konsensus-Stellungnahmen zu den Hauptgebieten des dermatologischen Ultraschalls erarbeitet (technische Anforderungen, normale Haut und Adnexe, entzündliche Hauterkrankungen, Tumorerkrankungen der Haut, ästhetische Dermatologie und Anforderungen an die praktische Ausbildung). Dieses Dokument bildet die Grundlage für zukünftige evidenzbasierte Empfehlungen und Leitlinien für die Praxis des dermatologischen Ultraschalls.

Key words

dermatologic ultrasound - guidelines and recommendations - skin ultrasound


Publication History

Received: 28 January 2020

Accepted: 09 April 2020

Article published online:
07 May 2020

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