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The students completed seven 90-min modules using mobile ultrasound probes (Butterfly IQ). Each module consisted of a lecture, a demonstration of probe guidance, and independent training.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A total of thirty medical students took part in the study and were randomly assigned to a teledidactic and a face-to-face group.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Main Measures<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>An objective structured assessment of ultrasound skills (OSAUS) was performed as a pre-test and as the final exam and ultrasound images obtained during the exam were evaluated using the brightness mode quality ultrasound imaging examination (B-QUIET) scale.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Key Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>No significant difference between the two cohorts on the OSAUS final exam was shown (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &gt; 0.05 in all modules). There was a significant difference in the assessment of the images in the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> 0.015) and aorta (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> 0.017) modules. Students in the teledidactic group performed better in both modules, scoring 33.59 (\u00b1 2.61) out of 44 in the module FAST (face-to-face group 30.95 (\u00b1 1.76)) and aortic images averaged 35.41 (\u00b1 2.61) points (face-to-face group 32.35 (\u00b1 3.08)).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A teledidactic course for abdominal and thoracic ultrasound examinations is equally effective to traditional face-to-face teaching in this pilot study. 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