The Diagnostic Imaging 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.
May 17th 2024
In recognition of National Women’s Health Week, Dana Bonaminio, MD, Amy Patel, MD, and Stacy Smith-Foley, MD, shared their thoughts and perspectives on the recently updated breast cancer screening recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Medical Crossfire®: How Can Thoracic Teams Facilitate Optimized Care of Patients With Stage I-III EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC?
May 21, 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: Critical Questions on Diagnosis, Sequencing, and Selection of Systemic and Radioligand Therapy Options for Patients with GEP-NETs
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
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23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® West
July 12-13, 2024
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25th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-27, 2024
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2023 ASCO Direct™ Highlights: Practice-Changing Data From the Leading Oncology Conference
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 24th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
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19th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®
November 16, 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do the Experts Select and Sequence Therapies to Optimize Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life in Advanced Prostate Cancer?
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Communication to Optimize Immunotherapy in Stage I-III NSCLC
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Clinical Vignettes™: The Experts Explain How They Integrate PET Imaging into Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancer Care Settings
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School of Breast Oncology® Live Video Webcast: Clinical Updates from San Antonio
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Community Practice Connections™: The 2nd Annual Hawaii Lung Cancers Conference®
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Radiologists Still Primary Noncardiac Ultrasound Users
November 1st 2011While the “ultrasound stethoscope” may indeed be moving from science fiction to reality, radiologists remain at the helm for the majority of ultrasound procedures. That’s despite the growth of bedside point-of-care ultrasound, according to a new study published the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Q&A: A Nonradiologist Perspective on Using Ultrasound by Treating Physicians
April 14th 2011For a response concerns about nonradiologists using ultrasound technology, we spoke to Christopher L. Moore, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, who co-authored the New England Journal of Medicine review article behind the initial story.
Introducing Whole Breast Ultrasound
March 24th 2011Another technology recently introduced is the U-Systems somo-v INSIGHT whole breast ultrasound. The U-Systems (the only company developing this technology) currently has 510(k)-clearance for adjunctive diagnostic use with mammography, and will be seeking approval to use it for a dense breast tissue indication.
Ultrasound Elastography Developments Lead to Increased Sensitivity of Malignant Nodes
March 4th 2011Ultrasound elastography is shown to raise sensitivity by 24 percent for preoperative assessment of axillary metastases in suspected breast cancer. Meanwhile, microbubbles identify sentinel lymph nodes, minimizing operations, according to researchers presenting at ECR 2011.
The Trouble with Ultrasound’s Pervasive Use by Non-Radiologists
March 3rd 2011Thanks to it being a safe, easy-to-use modality and the machines becoming increasingly smaller and more portable, clinicians ranging from trauma surgeons to cardiologists to anesthesiologists, are finding uses for ultrasound. But point-of-care ultrasound offers a trade-off between modality expertise and speed of diagnosis.
Featured Search - Study Shows Need for Training With Handheld Ultrasound
January 25th 2011Italian doctors launched a study when introducing handheld ultrasound diagnosis into their hospital, comparing diagnostic accuracy for both trainees and experts against the accuracy of standard Doppler ultrasound imaging.