Comparison of Six Handheld Ultrasound Devices by Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Experts
Pediatric POCUS experts rated Vscan Air™, Kosmos™, and Lumify™ highest for ease of use, image quality, and overall satisfaction. No device was clearly superior across all applications. Subjective characteristics, particularly probe ergonomics, may be a deciding factor when selecting handhelds in pediatrics. There is a need to develop handhelds specifically for use in pediatric populations.
Authors
- Thomas Conlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-484X)
- Ria Dancel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-770X)
- Michael Mader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0341-0641)
- Nilam J. Soni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8460-0323)
- Javier J. Lasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5146-4954)
- Hannah Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5157-6833)
- Ariadna Perez‐Sanchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4615-2812)
- Riya Soni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3382-8609)
- Stephanie K. Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4726-0041)
- María V. Fraga
- Andrea Matho
- Haitham Al-Wahab
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Texas A&M University – San Antonio (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Keck Hospital of USC (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- University of North Carolina Hospitals (US)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- POCUS Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24908/pocusj.v10i01.18722
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.09
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
- VA National Center for Patient Safety