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).
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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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Ultrasound thyroid screening targets patients on lithium
March 19th 2007Ultrasound is more accurate than conventional screening for detecting goiter in patients on long-term lithium therapy, according to a recent study from Germany. Lithium therapy inhibits normal function of the thyroid, but clinical inspection and palpation missed goiter in some patients in whom it was detected with ultrasound.
Report from ECR: Sonoelastography makes headway in prostate cancer assessment
March 15th 2007Sonoelastography shows strong performance in prostate cancer detection, but room for improvement remains when it comes to specificity, according to research from the Medical University Innsbruck presented at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
Sonoelastography makes headway in prostate cancer assessment
March 12th 2007Sonoelastography shows strong performance in prostate cancer detection, but room for improvement remains when it comes to specificity, according to research from the Medical University Innsbruck in Austria, a leading center in prostate imaging research.
Zonare launches ‘ultra’ upgrade at ECR
March 12th 2007Buyers of Zonare Medical Systems’ latest iteration, the z.one ultra, will read images whose gain and brightness have been automatically adjusted using software advances. The same allows automatic spectral Doppler waveform tracing. Reader will be able to see the images as never before.
New techniques promise better detection of prostate cancer
March 10th 2007Ultrasound techniques that are improving prostate cancer detection, grading, and staging are useful in men presenting with an elevated level of prostate specific antigen. They offer therapeutic strategies and may avoid the need for prostatectomy. In the future, surgery may not be the number one treatment choice, according to speakers at a special focus session on imaging in patients with elevated PSA levels.
Image-guided therapy takes a new twist at ECR
March 10th 2007Esaote is looking to break into therapy with a new take on fusion imaging. Well known for its line of MyLab ultrasound systems and niche MR scanners, the Italian company is fusing data from the two modalities in which it specializes as well as CT. It is turning its ultrasound scanners into portable workstations that provide real-time guidance during interventions.
Ultrasound predicts outcome just two days after cancer treatment
March 9th 2007Contrast-enhanced ultrasound exams detecting residual tumor blood flow can accurately predict how effective transarterial chemoembolization is in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. The study had no false-negative results, and the one false positive came from an exam administered just one day after treatment. Ultrasound exams administered from two days to one month after treatment provided treatment results usually available only after three months using CT or MRI.
Multislice CT and microbubble sonography target inflammation in the small bowel
March 9th 2007Recent innovations in multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound have so dramatically improved the visualization of the small bowel wall and its vascularity that they are challenging the conventional workup of patients with acute or chronic inflammatory processes such as Crohn's disease.
Report from ECR: New president and forward-looking scientific program reflect youth movement
March 8th 2007Youth will rise to the fore at today's European Congress of Radiology. At just 51 years of age, Prof. Christian Herold is one of the youngest ECR presidents and the first from Austria. He admits that he represents the new generation of leaders.
Quick training boosts accuracy for residents assessing DVT
March 2nd 2007Emergency medicine residents participating in a new study successfully performed a limited duplex ultrasound exam on patients with symptoms of acute deep vein thrombosis after just 90 minutes of training. Their conclusions were very similar to those of an experienced vascular technician examining the same patients.
Sonography reveals causes of groin pain
March 1st 2007Groin pain, whether acute or chronic, is a common clinical presentation that can be caused by a diverse array of disorders involving different anatomic structures. This makes definitive diagnosis difficult for even the most experienced clinician.
Strategies strive to revive interest in ultrasound
March 1st 2007In October 2006 the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound brought diagnostic ultrasound's leadership together in San Francisco. Two days of lectures and debate led to a strategy statement defining a plan to maintain radiology's leadership over the modality.
Ultrasound's future in play: Will radiologists remain in the picture?
March 1st 2007Diagnostic ultrasound is ideal for many patients. No other imaging option gives them a real-time look at their own anatomy or so openly encourages discussion with the radiologist about their symptoms and the evidence of disease on the monitor.
Emerging technologies for ultrasonic breast cancer diagnosis: ultrasound elastography
February 27th 2007The estimation of tissue hardness and masses by palpation during a physical examination is one of the oldest methods used in medical diagnosis. Palpation was practiced by Egyptian physicians as early as 2600 BCE.
Congenital heart disease moves into adult population
February 22nd 2007A unique study documenting the prevalence of congenital heart disease in both adults and children in the same Québecois population found a striking increase in the number of adults with the condition. Investigators suggest that improved imaging and surgical techniques have helped children with congenital heart disease live longer.
3D ultrasound speeds up monitoring of abdominal aortic aneurysms
February 20th 2007Abdominal aortic aneurysms can be monitored more precisely and quickly using 3D ultrasound techniques than has been possible with 2D ultrasound. Researchers in the U.K. studied 30 consecutive patients with both methods and found almost no difference in the measurements of anteroposterior or transverse diameters. Three-D volume acquisition ultrasonography provided several advantages over traditional methods, however, including speed and the ability to compare new measurements with archived data.
Imaging center offers tribute to romance
February 14th 2007Pacific Coast Ultrasound of Los Alamitos, CA, operates at the nexus between medical need and self-indulgence, specializing in prenatal diagnostics and medically supervised 3D/4D prenatal elective ultrasounds. Throughout February, the center, which positions itself as a certified independent diagnostic facility, promotes a month-long tribute to Valentine’s Day.
Abdominal sonography predicts need for surgery in blunt trauma patients
February 12th 2007Hypotensive patients with blunt abdominal trauma could skip the CT in the emergency department and go directly to exploratory laparotomy when they have positive focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) findings, according to researchers from the University of California, Davis.
Hand-carried ultrasound heads for over $1B in five years
February 7th 2007GE Medical Systems, SonoSite, and Zonare will drive hand-carried ultrasound to $1 billion in worldwide revenues in the next five years, according to long-standing ultrasound analyst Harvey Klein. He expected these three companies, the current leaders in this sector, to continue to lead in the years ahead. He put SonoSite at the top of the U.S. market in 2006 sales, followed closely by GE, and described the worldwide competition between these two companies in 2006 as very close.
Industry FDA clearances set record in 2006
February 6th 2007The imaging industry in 2006 beat the previous year’s record number of FDA clearances, tallying 360 compared with 349 in 2005. Vendors scored 34 in September and 25 in October before surging with 46 clearances in November, then finished the year with 28 in December.