Ultrasound

Incorporating six independent predictive factors for malignant thyroid nodules with peripheral calcifications, an emerging ultrasound-based nomogram provided an 88.2 percent AUC in validation testing.

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Those receiving ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) for transthoracic or stress echocardiography had lower odds of all-cause death in comparison to patients who did not have UEAs, according to a nationwide study involving 11.4 million patients.

The latest FDA 510(k) clearance is for B-Right Views, an AI-enabled device, which provides automated detection of required views necessary for second- and third-trimester fetal heart ultrasound exams.

The only ultrasound enhancing agent that does not contain polyethylene glycol, Optison may now be utilized to enhance echocardiogram assessment of ventricular function in pediatric patients.

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Offering expedited calculation of prostate volume, Clarius Prostate AI is reportedly the first AI-enabled prostate measurement tool to garner FDA clearance for use with handheld ultrasound.

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The T-Mode Anterior Knee feature reportedly offers a combination of automated segmentation and real-time conversion of grayscale ultrasound images into color-coded visuals that bolster understanding for novice ultrasound users.

Recent research has demonstrated that the AI software HeartFocus enabled novice health-care providers to achieve greater than 85 percent agreement with expert sonographers in assessing echocardiographic parameters.

A systematic review of 147 clinical trials assessing neoadjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer also revealed that mid-treatment imaging was utilized in 56 percent of the studies.

In a study recently presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference, researchers found that novice use of AI-guided cardiac ultrasound after an AI-enabled electrocardiogram increased the positive predictive value for reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) or aortic valve stenosis by 33 percent.

In a review of over 1,630,000 office-based non-breast imaging Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims from 2022, researchers found that 39.5 percent of nuclear medicine imaging were interpreted by ordering clinicians.

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Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered measurement capabilities provide key features with the Compact Ultrasound 5500CV device, which was unveiled at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference.

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Microultrasonography-guided biopsy offered comparable detection as MRI/conventional ultrasound-guided biopsy in detection of Gleason grade group 2 or higher prostate cancer, according to a new international multicenter study.

The Invenia ABUS Premium device reportedly offers consistent high-resolution imaging and up to a 40 percent increase in scan speeds for women with dense breasts.

Emphasizing intuitive workflow and portability, the Universal Wireless Probe reportedly offers a cost-effective combination of phased and linear ultrasound imaging.

Multicenter research revealed that a combined model of clinical factors and ultrasound-based radiomics exhibited greater than a 23 percent higher per patient-level accuracy rate for identifying HER2 breast cancer than a clinical model.

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While high-resolution ultrasound offered nearly 10 percent higher specificity in the detection of upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, magnetic resonance neurography provided a nearly 23 percent higher sensitivity rate in a recent study.

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