Ultrasound

Lung ultrasounds can help clinicians identify patients with preeclampsia who have developed pulmonary edema.

MRI of the carotid artery may help clinicians spot vulnerable plaque characteristics that could predict cardiovascular events among asymptomatic patients.

Ultrasound imaging used to identify fetal sex without a medical indication is becoming a public health issue and should be discouraged.

Breast ultrasound finds many cancers missed by mammography, even when reviewed retrospectively.

Using bedside ultrasounds in the emergency department is an effective method to diagnose appendicitis in children, reducing the need for CT scans.

Ultrasounds are often an essential part of medical triage and diagnosis, and should be taught earlier in the medical curriculum.

Patients with suspected appendicitis can be effectively screened by ultrasound, using CT only if more information is needed.

Ultrasound is being used more at the bedside by all specialties. But for non-emergencies, leave it to the experts or risk over- or under-diagnosis.

Using ultrasound as first-line imaging for suspected pediatric appendicitis limits radiation exposure to patients without compromising diagnosis and patient outcome.

Use of thyroid ultrasounds may identify cancer in low-risk patients and reduce unnecessary thyroid biopsies.

New diagnostic thresholds for ultrasound use in pregnancy may help avoid inadvertent harm to fetus.

Examination with catheter venography and ultrasound shows narrowing of the internal jugular and azygous veins is not unique to MS patients.

Magnetic resonance elastography may be a viable alternative to detecting liver fibrosis in children.

Ultrasound imaging of thyroid may identify cancers among low-risk patients; decrease rate of unnecessary thyroid biopsies.

Fusing MRI and ultrasound may help to better target treatment for prostate cancer.

Ultrasound technology advancements take center stage as the industry works to promote education and use of the modality throughout all levels of healthcare.

Siemens Healthcare has received FDA clearance for its Virtual Touch imaging ultrasound application.

Use of transvaginal sonography increases detection of ectopic pregnancies when patient history and clinical evaluation alone aren’t sufficient for diagnosis.

Emergency ultrasound may accurately diagnose cranial fractures in head-injured children with localized signs of head trauma compared with CT scanning.

Most men with small abdominal aortic aneurysms, 3.0 cm to 5.4 cm, could be safely monitored with ultrasound at longer intervals.

MR elastography is the preferred method for assessing liver stiffness and is growing in availability. Here’s the background, benefits, and future of this nascent modality.

CHICAGO - Point-of-care ultrasound has become ubiquitous in medicine, but radiologists still have a critical role in the modality with ultrasound’s training and promotion.

GE Healthcare axquires U-Systems Inc., developer of the Automated Breast Ultrasound, a system used as a supplement to mammography for asymptomatic women with dense breasts and no prior interventions.

Minimally invasive musculoskeletal ultrasound provides a fast, accurate diagnosis of rheumatic diseases, among other benefits, researchers said.

Breast ultrasound is superior to mammography for initial evaluation in symptomatic women aged 30 to 39 and should be the primary imaging modality.