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March 18, 2026Open Access

Diagnostic Performance of Comprehensive Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Tuberculosis in Spain: A Prospective Observational Study

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To evaluate the diagnostic performance of comprehensive point-of-care ultrasound (cPOCUS) for pediatric tuberculosis.
Conducted a pilot prospective observational study in Spain.
Assessed the diagnostic performance of cPOCUS in diagnosing pediatric tuberculosis.
Evaluated inter-reader reliability among multiple readers.
cPOCUS showed limited diagnostic performance for pediatric tuberculosis.
Inter-reader reliability was found to be high among ultrasound readers.
cPOCUS effectively identified certain abnormalities, like aortopulmonary window lymphadenopathy.

Abstract

In this pilot prospective study, cPOCUS demonstrated limited diagnostic performance but high inter-reader reliability. These exploratory findings suggest that cPOCUS may complement standard imaging for selected abnormalities (particularly aortopulmonary window lymphadenopathy), but larger studies with optimized protocols are needed before broader clinical implementation.

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Isabelle Munyangaju

Antoni Noguera‐Julián

Aleix Soler‐Garcia

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Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

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Universitat de Barcelona

Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

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Diagnostic Performance of Comprehensive Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Tuberculosis in Spain: A Prospective Observational Study

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