Ultrasound

 ultrasound modality focus page provides information, videos, podcasts, and the latest news about industry product developments, trial results, screening guidelines, and protocol guidance that touch on the use of ultrasound across the healthcare continuum, from cardiovascular, breast, abdominal, neurological imaging, and more, including point-of-care ultrasound.

Articles

Here's what to expect this week on Diagnostic Imaging.

Diagnostic Imaging's A Look Ahead: Jan. 18, 2021, to Jan. 22, 2021

Five-year contract furthers the companies’ existing partnership.



Hitachi, Olympus Sign Long-term Endoscopic Ultrasound System Alliance

Popping microbubbles with ultrasound waves prompts greater radiation susceptibility, leading to lower tumor growth and better long-term patient outcomes.



Microbubbles Create Greater Radiation Sensitivity in Liver Tumors

Diagnostic Imaging's A Look Ahead: Dec. 14, 2020, to Dec. 20, 2020

Podcasts


In this podcast episode, Dr. Shalom Kalnicki, from Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses the disparities minority patients face with cancer screenings and what can be done to increase access during the pandemic.

The Reading Room: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Cancer Screenings, and COVID-19

Diagnostic Imaging's A Look Ahead: Nov. 2, 2020, to Nov. 8, 2020

Research indicates patients who undergo a single 28-Gy session experience similar outcomes to those who have four 12-Gy sessions, pointing to safer, faster treatment. 



Patients with Few Lung Metastases Get Faster Treatment with One SBRT Treatment

CEUS is a safer, less expensive option for diagnosing focal liver disease.


Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Outperforms CT and MRI with Some Liver Cancers

Treatment does not significantly change three-year disease-free survival rates.

Post-Operative Radiotherapy Offers No Benefit with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients

States with expanded coverage saw an increase in cancer diagnosis for covered adults, as well as the overall population. 

Oncology Ultrasound