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. 2026 Oct 4;16(19):3215. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16193215
AI Artificial Intelligence
cMUT capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer
COVID Coronavirus Disease
DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
DL Deep Learning
EFSUMB European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
EHR Electronic Health Record
ESR European Society for Radiology
FAST Focused Assessment by Sonography in Trauma
GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
HHUS Handheld Ultrasound
HHUSD Handheld Ultrasound Device
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
LLM Large Language Models
NISV Ordinance on Protection against Harmful Effects of Non-Ionizing Radiation in Human Applications
PACS Picture Archiving and Communication System
pMUT Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer
POCUS Point-of-Care Ultrasound
ROHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances
RUQ Right upper quadrant (of the abdomen)
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
US Ultrasound
WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WFUMB World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology