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

Emerging research suggests that mammograms should not be delayed for women who develop unilateral lymphadenopathy after receiving COVID-19 vaccines, and that follow-up imaging is unnecessary for patients who have no history of cancer or suspicious concurrent symptoms.

COVID Vaccine Side Effects and Mammograms: What a New Study Reveals

The iBreastExam, a handheld device cleared by the FDA, reportedly enhances routine clinical breast examinations.

Emerging Breast Cancer Screening Tool to See Wider Distribution in U.S.

Will this artificial intelligence technology improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce false positive biopsy orders? 

 

Emerging AI Software Gets FDA Clearance for Diagnosing Breast and Thyroid Cancer

Breast ultrasound/MRI fusion significantly improves localization of incidentally detected MRI lesions which are occult on an initial ultrasound survey alone.  

Breast Ultrasound/MRI Fusion May Help Reduce MRI-Guided Biopsies 

Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital proposed an algorithm for appropriate axillary nodal imaging to better align with changes in treatment algorithms for axillary nodal disease in patients with breast cancer.

Proposed Algorithm for Axillary Ultrasound Evaluation in Breast Cancer Patients Seeks Middle Ground

Whitney J. Palmer has been with Diagnostic Imaging since 2011, serving as the Senior Editor since November 2019. She has 20 years experience in healthcare and academic medicine reporting.

Position statement supports radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, and microwave ablation as appropriate image-guided treatment options. 



New Guidance for Percutaneous Lung Ablation

Non-invasive test misses more than four times the number of endometrial cancer cases in Black women than with white counterparts.



Transvaginal Ultrasound Not Effective for Endometrial Cancer Screening with Black Women

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Undergoing more frequent abdominal screening can improve life expectancy and quality of life for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

6-to-12 Month Ultrasound Screening Intervals Improve HCC Outcomes

No difference was seen between women who were screened yearly and those who did not undergo annual exams.

Oncology Ultrasound