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.

Slideshows

Catch up on the top radiology content of the past week.

Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: October 2-October 8

Articles

Offering the benefits of real-time collaboration and integrated connectivity, the portable ultrasound device may be utilized in a variety of clinical settings ranging from cardiology to obstetrics and gynecology.

Philips Gets FDA Clearance for Ultrasound 5000 Compact Series

In light of recent shortages of iodinated contrast media, researchers from Australia suggest in a new publication that ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be viable first-line imaging options for a number of non-urgent presentations of the head and neck.

A Closer Look at Ultrasound and MRI Alternatives for Head and Neck Imaging

The ability of QT Imaging’s QTscan, a quantitative transmission ultrasound modality, to calculate the ratio of fibroglandular volume to total breast volume may facilitate assessment of ongoing breast cancer treatments or selective hormone receptor modulation therapies.

Ultrasound-Based Breast Imaging Device Gets FDA Clearance for Fibroglandular Volume Metrics

Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: September 4-September 10

Offering uniform high-resolution images through a combination of beamforming and enhanced image processing, the new ultrasound platform reportedly has an array of diagnostic features ranging from cardiovascular applications to breast lesion assessment.

Samsung Gets FDA Nod for Versatile V7 Ultrasound System

In comparison to initial sonographer assessment of echocardiograms, cardiologists are over 10 percent less likely to change initial artificial intelligence (AI) assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), according to new research recently presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Study Suggests AI is Superior to Sonographer Assessment of Heart Function on Echocardiograms

Researchers found the combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced mammography was nearly 22 percent more effective at detecting breast lesions than MRI-directed ultrasound.

What a New Study Reveals About MRI-Guided Use Of Contrast-Enhanced Mammography

Videos

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Oncology Ultrasound