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.
October 8th 2025
The AI-powered Viz ACS platform may facilitate improved communication between clinicians and more rapid treatment for cases involving acute coronary syndrome.
Survey shows variation in performance of thyroid aspirations
January 24th 2007Most radiologists surveyed by the Society for Radiologists in Ultrasound said they perform more than 10 thyroid aspirations each week. However, few of them used consistent criteria to determine which nodules were chosen for aspiration, according to data released at the RSNA meeting.
Breast imaging system overcomes drawbacks of conventional ultrasound
January 23rd 2007Although ultrasound can find occult cancers in women with dense breasts, it is time-consuming, operator dependent, and limited in penetration and interpretation. Conventional scanners typically provide only 2D images. U-Systems has spent the last three years building an ultrasound machine that overcomes these problems.
Survey shows variation in performance of thyroid aspirations
January 19th 2007Most radiologists surveyed by the Society for Radiologists in Ultrasound said they perform more than 10 thyroid aspirations each week. But few used consistent criteria to determine which nodules were chosen for aspiration. Institutions performing more thyroid aspirations seem to find more malignant nodules, but the survey didn’t determine if this was a result of better methodology or simply a matter of patient selection.
Clinical 3D ultrasound imaging: beyond obstetrical applications
January 8th 2007Over the past 50 years, imagers have witnessed dramatic improvements in ultrasound image quality, resolution, availability, and range of indications. Most of these advances occurred within the confines of 2D planar imaging.
Ultrasound outperforms CTA in endoleak classification
January 5th 2007Contrast-enhanced ultrasound may offer more sensitive and more detailed detection of endoleaks for aortic stent-grafts than CT angiography, according to research presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting. The two techniques might best be used in combination, said researchers from the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy.
New management brings acoustical holography to market
January 2nd 2007The thrust for Richland, WA-based Advanced Imaging Technologies over the last four years has been to transform the acoustical holography system developed by its predecessor firm, Advanced Diagnostics, into a commercial product. The fruit of those labors is the company’s first product, its Aria Breast Imaging System.
Cryotherapy gains muscle in liver, lung malignancies
January 1st 2007Cryotherapy is often portrayed as radiofrequency ablation's little brother. But the thermal ablation technique is proving safer and more effective than previously thought, according to several papers presented at the RSNA meeting.
Cardiac CTA should stay with radiologists
January 1st 2007As a practicing radiologist for 28 years, I was happy to see the Point/Counterpoint repartee between Dr. Carter Newton and Dr. David Dowe in Diagnostic Imaging (September 2006, pages 24 and 25) regarding cardiac CT angiography. It's time the radiology community and the medical community at large understand the difference between real imaging professionals and doctors who believe that cardiac imaging is some type of divine entitlement.
MSK interventions open burgeoning new field
January 1st 2007Half of the people in the U.S. older than 50 could suffer fractures caused by osteoporosis over the next 13 years, according to a 2005 Surgeon General's report. Such ominous predictions move musculoskeletal conditions to the top of a long list of chronic diseases confronting baby boomers.
MRI, ultrasound offer hope to arthritis patients
January 1st 2007MRI and ultrasound can be useful tools in evaluating patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Both techniques can detect pre-erosive synovial inflammation. They can also identify early bone damage before it becomes apparent on x-rays.
Siemens develops palm-size ultrasound scanner
December 6th 2006In 2007, Siemens Medical Solutions plans to introduce what could be the market's smallest handheld ultrasound system. The company selectively demonstrated the palm-sized, Blackberry-like device at the 2006 RSNA meeting, typical treatment for a new product or a work-in-progress.
Ultrasound-guided therapy intrigues skeletal society
December 1st 2006A British research team is applying a new twist to an old technique for treating ankle injuries in high-performance athletes. The procedure involves use of ultrasound to guide steroid and anesthetic injections and was originally described in the literature a decade ago for treating ankle impingement in ballet dancers.
Luminaries make pledge to recapture 'lost' sonography
December 1st 2006Radiologists face a choice between relinquishing control of ultrasound for good or reclaiming a modality that could thrive in their hands through the next decade. An indication of which way the specialty is leaning can be gleaned from an October seminar in which luminaries dissected practice trends and applications in use of ultrasound.
Contrast ultrasound enhances prostate cancer detection
November 30th 2006The timing and place were perfect to let a larger audience hear what ultrasound insiders knew all along: Contrast-enhanced sonography could boost targeted biopsy’s power to detect prostate cancer and do away with the need for sextant or saturation-type biopsies, according to a study presented Tuesday at the RSNA meeting.
Report from RSNA: Contrast ultrasound has positive effect on practice
November 29th 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.
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.