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.
April 25th 2024
An emerging deep learning radiomics model, based on B-mode ultrasound and color Doppler flow imaging, demonstrated a 91 percent AUC for predicting lymphovascular invasion in a multicenter study of women with invasive breast cancer.
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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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Radiologists keep control over MSK imaging turf, for now
November 29th 2006Radiologists perform most diagnostic and minimally invasive interventional musculoskeletal studies in the U.S., with some areas experiencing continuous growth. Data released Wednesday at the RSNA meeting, however, suggest future turf battles between radiologists and surgeons are lurking on the horizon.
Contrast ultrasound has positive effect on practice
November 28th 2006Canadian and U.S. radiologists may face different regulatory restrictions when it comes to use of ultrasound contrast, but both agree on one thing: the agents have a positive effect on clinical practice, according to studies presented at the RSNA meeting on Monday.
Mammography utilization slows among Medicare patients
November 28th 2006Use of breast ultrasound and breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries has been on the rise, but mammography utilization has not kept apace. Following a big boost in the number of mammograms in the late 1990s, growth has slowed in recent years. The reason could be waning awareness of screening programs or possibly a decline in access due to center closures.
Breast elasticity imaging improves specificity
November 27th 2006Elasticity imaging with ultrasound allows radiologists to accurately distinguish benign from malignant breast lesions, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting on Monday. Researchers using the technique correctly identified both cancerous and benign lesions in nearly all of the cases studied.
Colleges converge on cardiovascular imaging quality
November 22nd 2006Officials from the American College of Radiology and the American College of Cardiology, along with other interested stakeholders, have published a consensus report defining quality for all cardiovascular imaging modalities. They say that the focus on quality in cardiovascular imaging has been less intense than in other areas of cardiovascular medicine.
Contrast ultrasound holds ground in blunt abdominal trauma
November 1st 2006Mounting evidence indicates that, far from fading away, ultrasound could retain a role in the triage and follow-up of patients presenting to the emergency room with traumatic abdominal solid organ injury. Prospective data from University of California researchers validate earlier studies showing that contrast-enhanced sonography outperforms conventional sonography and complements CT’s role in this setting.
FDA tightens grip on handheld ultrasound
October 25th 2006The FDA has denied a request for over-the-counter sales of handheld Doppler fetoscopes. The American College of Radiology and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, which have aggressively lobbied to stop unwarranted use of ultrasound technology by nonmedical personnel, hailed the decision.
3D echocardiography gauges heart mass loss in astronauts
October 23rd 2006Ultrasound is no stranger to space travel. Typically, however, the imaging modality has been used to evaluate musculoskeletal problems associated with near-weightless conditions. A new effort launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses live 3D ultrasound and advanced postprocessing to evaluate the effects of microgravity on astronauts’ hearts.
Radiologists pledge to recapture sonography
October 19th 2006Going from gloom to bloom at a seminar yesterday, radiology luminaries dissected the latest practice trends, technological developments, and clinical applications in ultrasound use and turf. Their conclusions, to be published in a major radiology journal, should indicate if radiologists will choose to relinquish control of ultrasound for good or reclaim a modality that could thrive in the hands of experts through the next decade.
GE unveils lightweight, high-performance ultrasound
October 13th 2006GE Healthcare launched the latest salvo in its campaign to migrate high-performance capabilities to cost-challenged corners of medicine this week, releasing its lightweight, high-powered Logiq P5 at the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography conference in Denver.
Data support islet cell therapy for diabetes
October 2nd 2006An international multicenter trial has validated the Edmonton Protocol for islet cell infusion as a fitting treatment alternative for certain patients suffering from type 1 diabetes. Results appeared in the Sept. 28 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.