| 2026 |
Liu, G., Oomens, D., Graves, A., Weiley, V., Bevan, C., Lamb, K., . . . Thoirs, K. (2026). Ultrasound Assessment for Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Introducing an Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline for Sonographers. Sonography, 13(1), 11 pages.
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| 2025 |
Osborne, B., Thoirs, K., Van Kessel, G., King, S., & Milanese, S. (2025). Radiography student self-efficacy of clinical skills: A comparative observational prospective cohort study. FOCUS ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 26(4), 3-21. |
| 2025 |
Thoirs, K., & Kinnane, P. (2025). Profession-based career framework and career pathways: insights from Australian and New Zealand sonographers. Sonography, online(4), 1-16.
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| 2024 |
Osborne, B., Milanese, S., Van Kessel, G., King, S., & Thoirs, K. (2024). A three-arm delphi process for exploring Australian radiography stakeholder prioritisation of graduate skill development and their perception of how often these skills are demonstrated by graduate radiographers. Advancing Scholarship and Research in Higher Education, 5(1), 1-26.
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| 2024 |
Thoirs, K., O'Hara, S., Quinton, A., Coombs, P., Srayko, S., Spurway, J., . . . O'Brien, S. (2024). Ultrasound assessment of the gravid cervix to assess for risk of spontaneous preterm birth: Introducing an evidence-based clinical guideline for sonographers. Sonography, 11(2), 113-125.
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| 2024 |
Thoirs, K. (2024). Introduction to special issue ‘Evolution of Sonography: Into the future’. Sonography, 11(3), 167-168.
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| 2023 |
Thoirs, K. (2023). Editorial: A new phase for Sonography: Online only publication. Sonography, 10(4), 143.
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| 2023 |
Felton, J. L., Kennedy, N., Thoirs, K., Alphonse, J., & Quinton, A. E. (2023). Knowledge and use of work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) prevention techniques in the daily practice of final-year Australian sonography students: A cross-sectional study. Sonography, 10(1), 3-9.
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| 2022 |
Childs, J., Thoirs, K., Quinton, A., Osborne, B., Edwards, C., Stoodley, P., . . . Halligan, T. (2022). Development of a professional competency framework for Australian sonographers - perspectives for developing competencies using a Delphi methodology. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 34(2), 7 pages.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC5 |
| 2022 |
Edwards, C., Thoirs, K., Osborne, B., Slade, D., McDonald, S., Lombardo, P., . . . Childs, J. (2022). Australian sonographer competency—A new framework. Sonography, 9(3), 108-115.
DOI Scopus16 WoS13 |
| 2022 |
Osborne, B., Thoirs, K., Dizon, J., Parange, N., & Milanese, S. (2022). Patient satisfaction and incidence of adverse events during a trial of sonographer administered musculoskeletal injections. Sonography, 9(3), 116-122.
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| 2022 |
Thoirs, K. (2022). Some thoughts on our social responsibilities. Sonography, 9(4), 154-155.
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| 2022 |
Thoirs, K. (2022). Notes from the editor. Sonography, 9(3), 103.
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| 2021 |
Thoirs, K. (2021). Notes from the editor. Sonography, 8(2), 35.
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| 2021 |
Thoirs, K. (2021). Notes from the editor. Sonography, 8(3), 77-78.
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| 2021 |
Childs, J., Thoirs, K., Esterman, A., & Lamb, K. (2021). The diagnostic accuracy of using a predictive equation for liver volume derived from simple sonographic measurements in the determination of hepatomegaly. Sonography, 8(4), 162-167.
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| 2021 |
Morrison, T., Jones, S., Causby, R. S., & Thoirs, K. (2021). Reliability of ultrasound in evaluating the plantar skin and fat pad of the foot in the setting of diabetes. Plos One, 16(9 September), 18 pages.
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| 2021 |
Thoirs, K. A. (2021). Letter from incoming Editor-in-Chief. Sonography, 8(1), 2.
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| 2021 |
Cominos, N., Thoirs, K., Harper, R., Cross, G., & Cooper, M. (2021). Making it Work for Everyone: Developing Flexible Digital Clinical Communication Modules for Health Disciplines in an Australian Context. INTERNET JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICE, 19(3), 16 pages.
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| 2021 |
Tinetti, C., Thoirs, K., Harreveld, B., & Zipf, R. (2021). Pilot study to identify attributes of professionalism in sonography. Radiography, 27(4), 1135-1141.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1 |
| 2020 |
Cooper, M., Cominos, N., Thoirs, K., Harper, R., & Cross, G. (2020). Love the way you're teaching us': a purpose-developed clinical communication workshop for first year midwifery students. Nurse Education in Practice, 45(102773), 1-9.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 |
Aird, C., Thoirs, K., Maranna, S., & Massy-Westropp, N. (2019). Ultrasound Measurements and Assessments of the Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow and Cubital Tunnel: A Scoping Review. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 35(6), 474-482.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 |
| 2019 |
Woodrow, N., Najafzadeh, A., & Thoirs, K. (2019). Distractors: Do we need a policy safeguarding sonographers' working conditions during obstetric ultrasound examinations?. Sonography, 6(4), 151-156.
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| 2019 |
Tinetti, C. J., & Thoirs, K. (2019). Prevalence, risks, underlying mechanisms, preventative guidelines, and interventions of sonographer work-related injuries: A literature review. Sonography, 6(4), 164-177.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 |
| 2018 |
Thoirs, K. A., & Childs, J. (2018). Are ultrasound measurements of Achilles tendon size reliable? A systematic review of rater reliability. Ultrasound in medicine and biology, 44(12), 2476-2491.
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| 2018 |
Farr, C., & Thoirs, K. (2018). The sonographic measurement of the spleen: a clinical audit. Sonography, 5(4), 187-194.
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| 2018 |
Morrison, T., Jones, S., Causby, R. S., & Thoirs, K. (2018). Can ultrasound measures of intrinsic foot muscles and plantar soft tissues predict future diabetes-related foot disease? A systematic review. Plos One, 13(6), 18 pages.
DOI Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC11 |
| 2018 |
Geng, W. Z. M., Fuller, M., Osborne, B., & Thoirs, K. (2018). The value of the erect abdominal radiograph for the diagnosis of mechanical bowel obstruction and paralytic ileus in adults presenting with acute abdominal pain. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 65(4), 259-266.
DOI Scopus16 WoS17 Europe PMC11 |
| 2018 |
Roesch, H. J., Milanese, S., Osborne, B., Spurrier, D. J., & Thoirs, K. A. (2018). The acute effects of exercise on tendon dimensions and vascularity. An exploratory study using diagnostic ultrasound of the male Achilles tendon. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(10), 982-987.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC5 |
| 2017 |
Jaeschke, R., Thoirs, K. A., Bain, G., & Massy Westropp, N. (2017). Systematic review: hand activity and ultrasound of the median nerve. Occupational medicine, 67(5), 389-393.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2017 |
Sim, J. H., & Thoirs, K. (2017). Understanding sonography clinical decision-making learning through student voices. Journal of diagnostic medical sonography, 33(3), 184-191.
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| 2017 |
Thoirs, K., Deed, K., & Childs, J. (2017). Transvaginal sonography: sonographer reflections on patient experience using a critical incident technique. Sonography, 4(2), 55-62.
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| 2016 |
Lee, L., & Thoirs, K. (2016). Re: A clinical supervision model in bachelor of nursing education-purpose, content and evaluation. Nurse Education in Practice 2013; 13: 506-11. Hall-Lord ML, Theander K, Athlin E. Sonography, 3(4), 168-170.
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| 2016 |
Thoirs, K., & Sim, J. (2016). Using a clinical decision-making framework to foster sonographer student learning in the clinical setting. Sonography, 3(4), 146-153.
DOI Scopus4 |
| 2016 |
Thoirs, K. (2016). How to write a paper. 5th edition. Sonography, 3(2), 68-69.
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| 2016 |
Childs, J. T., Esterman, A. J., Thoirs, K. A., & Turner, R. C. (2016). Ultrasound in the assessment of hepatomegaly: a simple technique to determine an enlarged liver using reliable and valid measurements. Sonography, 3(2), 47-52.
DOI Scopus19 |
| 2016 |
Todd, G., Pearson-Dennett, V., Wilcox, R., Chau, M., Thoirs, K., Thewlis, D., . . . White, J. (2016). Adults with a history of illicit amphetamine use exhibit abnormal substantia nigra morphology and parkinsonism. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 25, 27-32.
DOI Scopus36 WoS32 Europe PMC27 |
| 2016 |
Osborne, B., Thoirs, K., & Parange, N. (2016). The effectiveness of simulation training in the teaching of skills required for sonographic fetal assessment in mid-trimester pregnancy to novices: A pilot study.. Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine, 19(4), 147-153.
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| 2015 |
Childs, J., Thoirs, K., & Esterman, A. (2015). The development of a practical and uncomplicated predictive equation to determine liver volume from simple linear ultrasound measurements of the liver. Radiography, 22(2), e125-e130.
DOI Scopus14 WoS10 |
| 2015 |
Thoirs, K., Osborne, B., Childs, J. T., Parange, N., & Maranna, S. (2015). Skill development of beginner sonography students using high-fidelity simulators: Initial experiences. Sonography, 3(1), 5-11.
DOI Scopus4 |
| 2015 |
Osborne, B., Parange, N., & Thoirs, K. (2015). The effectiveness of the use of high fidelity simulators in obstetric ultrasound training: A systematic review. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 18(3), 107-111.
DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC5 |
| 2015 |
Thoirs, K., & Lee, L. (2015). Re: Multiple prenatal ultrasound scans and ocular development: 20-year follow-up of a randomised, controlled trial. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2014; 44:166-70. Forward H, Yazar S, Hewitt AW, Khan J, Mountain JM, Pesudovs Ket al. Sonography, 3(1), 36.
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| 2015 |
Childs, J. T., Thoirs, K. A., & Esterman, A. J. (2015). Computed tomography volume measurements of the liver using a liver segmentation and analysis package : an intra- and inter-rater reliability study. Journal of biomedical graphics and computing, 5(2), 17-22.
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| 2015 |
Butcher, R. L., Gaggini, R., & Thoirs, K. (2015). Does Wearing A Real-Time Visual Dosimeter Reduce the Personal Radiation Dose for Interventional Radiology Nurses? An Observational Comparative Study. Journal of radiology nursing, 34(3), 137-142.
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| 2015 |
Milanese, S., Thoirs, K., & Grimmer, K. (2015). Evidence-based practice in sonography - making sense of diagnostic accuracy studies. Sonography, 2(4), 69-73.
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| 2015 |
Gonzalez Suarez, C. B., Dones, V. C., Grimmer, K., Thoirs, K., Milanese, S., & Atlas, A. (2015). Radial nerve measurements in non-symptomatic upper extremities of Filipinos: a cross sectional study. Muscle and nerve, 52(4), 568-575.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2014 |
Dones, V. C. I. I. I., Grimmer, K., Thoirs, K., Suarez, C. G., & Luker, J. (2014). The diagnostic validity of musculoskeletal ultrasound in lateral epicondylalgia : a systematic review. BMC medical imaging, 14(article no. 10), 1-11.
DOI Scopus60 WoS53 Europe PMC46 |
| 2014 |
Dones, V. C. I. I. I., Thomas, J., Lesniewski, P., Thoirs, K., Grimmer, K., & Suarez, C. (2014). The reliability of musculoskeletal ultrasound video tracking of muscle and tendon displacement. International journal of scientific and research publications, 4(10), 1-14. |
| 2014 |
Hellmanns, K., McBean, K., & Thoirs, K. (2014). Magnetic resonance imaging in the measurement of whole body muscle mass: a comparison of interval gap methods. Radiography, 35(1), 21-39.
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| 2014 |
Dones, V. I. I. I., Grimmer, K., Milanese, S., Suarez, C., Thoirs, K., & Kumar, S. (2014). Diagnostic value of musculoskeletal ultrasound in acute and chronic lateral diagnostic value of musculoskeletal ultrasound in acute and chronic lateral epicondylalgia. The internet journal of allied health sciences and practice, 12(4), 1-12. |
| 2014 |
Childs, J., Esterman, A., Phillips, M., Thoirs, K., & Turner, R. (2014). Methods of determining the size of the adult liver using 2D ultrasound: A systematic review of articles reporting liver measurement techniques. Journal of diagnostic medical sonography, 30(6), 296-306.
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| 2014 |
Childs, J. T., Esterman, A. J., & Thoirs, K. A. (2014). Ultrasound measurements of the liver: an intra and inter-rater reliability study. Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine, 17(3), 113-119.
DOI Scopus22 Europe PMC12 |
| 2014 |
MacKenzie, J., Grimshaw, P., Jones, C., Thoirs, K., & Petkov, J. (2014). Muscle activity during lifting: examining the effect of core conditioning of multifidus and transversus abdominis. Work, 47(4), 453-462.
DOI Scopus7 WoS9 Europe PMC6 |
| 2014 |
Dones, V., Grimmer, K., Milanese, S., Suarez, C., Thoirs, K., & Kumar, S. (2014). Diagnostic Value of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Acute and Chronic Lateral Epicondylalgia. INTERNET JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICE, 12(4), 12 pages.
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| 2014 |
Deed, K. M., Childs, J. T., & Thoirs, K. A. (2014). What are the perceptions of women towards transvaginal sonographic examinations?. Sonography, 1(2), 33-38.
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| 2013 |
Allan, R. B., & Thoirs, K. A. (2013). A comparison of liver surface and hepatic vein wall ultrasound as markers for fibrosis or cirrhosis of the liver. Radiography, 20(1), 8-14.
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| 2012 |
English, C., Fisher, L., & Thoirs, K. (2012). Reliability of real-time ultrasound for measuring skeletal muscle size in human limbs in vivo: a systematic review. Clinical rehabilitation, 26(10), 934-944.
DOI Scopus76 WoS74 Europe PMC61 |
| 2012 |
English, C. K., Thoirs, K. A., Fisher, L., McLennan, H., & Bernhardt, J. (2012). Ultrasound is a reliable measure of muscle thickness in acute stroke patients, for some, but not all anatomical sites: a study of the intra-rater reliability of muscle thickness measures in acute stroke patients. Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 38(3), 368-376.
DOI Scopus50 WoS48 Europe PMC40 |
| 2012 |
Dones, V. C., Grimmer Somers, K., Thoirs, K., & Gonzalez Suarez, C. B. (2012). Inter-tester reliability of sonographers in detecting pathological lesions in the elbows of individuals with lateral epicondylar pain. Journal of Musculoskeletal Research, 14(2), 1-14.
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| 2012 |
Thoirs, K. (2012). Physical and technical principles of sonography : a practical guide for non-sonographers. Radiographer, 59(4), 125-133.
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| 2012 |
Childs, J. T., Phillips, M., & Thoirs, K. A. (2012). Impact of ancestry and body size on sonographic ulnar nerve dimensions. Radiography, 18(2), 100-104.
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| 2012 |
Thoirs, K. A., & Coffee, J. (2012). Developing the clinical psychomotor skills of musculoskeletal sonography using a multimedia DVD : a pilot study. Australasian journal of educational technology, 28(4), 703-718.
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| 2012 |
English, C., Thoirs, K., Coates, A., Ryan, A., & Bernhardt, J. (2012). Changes in fat mass in stroke survivors: a systematic review. International journal of stroke, 7(6), 491-498.
DOI Scopus26 WoS24 Europe PMC21 |
| 2011 |
Thoirs, K., Giles, E., & Barber, W. (2011). The use and perceptions of simulation in medical radiation science education. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 58(3), 5-11.
DOI Scopus23 |
| 2011 |
Thoirs, K., Giles, E., & Barber, W. (2011). The use and perceptions of simulation in medical radiation science education. Radiographer, 58(3), 5-11.
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| 2011 |
Naser-ud-Din, S., Thoirs, K., & Sampson, W. (2011). Ultrasonography, lateral cephalometry and 3D imaging of the human masseter muscle. Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research, 14(1), 33-43.
DOI Scopus18 WoS14 Europe PMC12 |
| 2010 |
Naser-ud-Din, S., Sampson, W., Dreyer, C., & Thoirs, K. (2010). Ultrasound measurements of the masseter muscle as predictors of cephalometric indices in orthodontics: A pilot study. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 36(9), 1412-1421.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC3 |
| 2010 |
English, C. K., McLennan, H. J., Thoirs, K. A., Coates, A. M., & Bernhardt, J. (2010). Loss of skeletal muscle mass after stroke : a systematic review. International journal of stroke, 5(5), 395-402.
DOI Scopus152 WoS142 Europe PMC131 |
| 2010 |
Allan, R. B., Thoirs, K. A., & Phillips, M. (2010). Accuracy of ultrasound to identify chronic liver disease. World journal of gastroenterology, 16(28), 3510-3520.
DOI Scopus65 WoS50 Europe PMC40 |
| 2010 |
Thoirs, K. A. (2010). Using online peer feedback in formative assessment for medical sonography students teaching: the student view. Radiographer, 57(2), 26-33.
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| 2009 |
Thoirs, K. A. (2009). Sonography in the diagnosis of cubital tunnel syndrome. Soundeffects, 2(2009), 28-33. |
| 2009 |
Thoirs, K., & English, C. (2009). Ultrasound measures of muscle thickness: intra-examiner reliability and influence of body position. Clinical physiology and functional imaging, 29(6), 440-446.
DOI Scopus78 WoS72 Europe PMC50 |
| 2009 |
Chipchase, L. S., Thoirs, K., & Jedrzejczak, A. (2009). The effectiveness of real time ultrasound as a biofeedback tool for muscle retraining. Physical therapy reviews, 14(2), 124-131.
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| 2009 |
Fulton, I., McEvoy, M., Pieterse, J., Williams, M., Thoirs, K., & Petkov, J. (2009). Transversus abdominis : changes in thickness during the unsupported upper limb exercise test in older adults. Physiotherapy theory and practice, 25(8), 523-532.
DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC2 |
| 2008 |
Thoirs, K. A., Williams, M. T., & Phillips, M. (2008). Ultrasonographic measurements of ulnar nerve at the elbow: role of confounders. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 27(5), 737-743.
DOI Scopus67 WoS55 Europe PMC41 |
| 2007 |
Thoirs, K. A., Williams, M. T., & Phillips, M. (2007). Systematic review of sonographic measurements of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 23(5), 255-262.
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| 2005 |
Thoirs, K. A., Williams, M. T., & Phillips, M. (2005). Sonographic measurements of the ulnar nerve and the cubital tunnel at the elbow: Interobserver reproducibility. Radiography, 11(4), 277-283.
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| 2003 |
Thoirs, K., Scutter, S., & Wilkinson, M. (2003). The ulnar nerve at the elbow: An anatomic, sonographic, and histology comparison. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 19(1), 16-23.
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| 2001 |
Thoirs, K. A., & Williams, M. T. (2001). Reliability of measures of the cubital tunnel using high resolution ultrasound: a preliminary study. Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine bulletin. |
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