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.
Revolutionizing Early-Stage NSCLC Treatment: Pathologists’ Key Insights into Predicting Pathologic Responses to Immunotherapies
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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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Medical Crossfire®: How Do the Experts Select and Sequence Therapies to Optimize Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life in Advanced Prostate Cancer?
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Communication to Optimize Immunotherapy in Stage I-III NSCLC
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Clinical Vignettes™: The Experts Explain How They Integrate PET Imaging into Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancer Care Settings
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School of Breast Oncology® Live Video Webcast: Clinical Updates from San Antonio
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Community Practice Connections™: The 2nd Annual Hawaii Lung Cancers Conference®
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Contrast ultrasound finds a niche in molecular imaging
April 2nd 2006Data from around the world released at the 2005 RSNA meeting suggest that contrast-enhanced ultrasound use in molecular imaging will expand. Applications include the evaluation of tumor angiogenesis and lymph node metastases at nearly cellular levels as well as guidance, delivery, and assessment of gene therapy.
Hospitals ponder residents’ role in night call sonography
March 24th 2006Findings of a Stanford University survey suggest teaching hospitals should reinforce training for radiology residents if they are to perform after-hours ultrasound scanning. Using residents to make up for the shortage of qualified sonographers could undermine medical education and compromise patient care. Data were published in the February issue of Academic Radiology.
Ultrasound elastography reduces need for breast biopsy
March 20th 2006A decade has passed since luminaries began generating promising clinical results using ultrasound elastography, which measures the elastic properties of tissue. Two years ago, Hitachi Medical began commercializing this technology. Now that company’s experience with its EUB Logos 8500 and pioneering work with a modified Siemens Allegra suggest that efforts to push elastography forward could soon begin paying dividends for vendors, customers, and patients.
Intensive statin therapy reverses plaque buildup
March 15th 2006Using intravascular ultrasound, researchers have found that intensive cholesterol lowering with a statin drug can regress the buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta.
Report from ECR: Urologist shows radiologists how to get ahead in prostate imaging
March 7th 2006An unusual eulogy by a urologist sparked peals of laughter from radiologists during a prostate cancer imaging session at the European Congress of Radiology. The topic focused on a physical test that men have come to know, if not exactly love.
Report from ECR: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound shines in detecting liver metastases
March 6th 2006Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is far superior to conventional B-mode ultrasound studies and roughly as good as 64-slice CT for detection of liver metastases, according to a study from Italy presented at the European Congress of Radiology on Saturday.
Urologist shows radiologists how to succeed in prostate imaging
March 6th 2006An unusual eulogy by a urologist sparked peals of laughter from radiologists during a prostate cancer imaging session at the European Congress of Radiology. The topic focused on a physical test that men have come to know, if not exactly love.
Federal study finds advanced technologies fall short
March 6th 2006Modern imaging has a ways to go before it can replace breast biopsy. A study conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality indicates that currently available noninvasive imaging methods fall short of the accuracy needed to determine conclusively whether a lesion is cancerous.
Optical coherence tomography characterizes arterial plaque
March 5th 2006Optical coherence tomography, a light-based imaging strategy, was found to compare favorably with intravascular ultrasound and to nearly match histopathology in determining the structure of atherosclerotic plaques in a study presented Saturday.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound shines in detecting liver metastases
March 5th 2006Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is far superior to conventional B-mode ultrasound studies and roughly as good as 64-slice CT for detection of liver metastases, according to a study from Italy presented at the ECR on Saturday.
Study scores breast cancer imaging techniques for high-risk women
March 5th 2006A small study from a breast cancer surveillance program of high-risk women found that annual MR imaging did not detect additional cancers beyond conventional screening with both mammography and clinical physical examination.
CT, MR edge ultrasound in PVD utility, but CT wins on cost
March 5th 2006CT and MR angiography both provided more clinically useful information than duplex ultrasound in screening peripheral vascular disease. But when costs are factored in, CT emerged as the clear leader, according to a four-hospital study conducted in the Netherlands and described Saturday.
MR juggles obstacles, advantages in liver RFA guidance
March 5th 2006MR offers decided advantages as a tool for image guidance in radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors, but it also presents significant problems that must be overcome before its use becomes widespread, according to a pair of presentations March 5 at the European Congress of Radiology.
Report from ECR: Study challenges value of ultrasound in breast cancer screening
March 4th 2006Enthusiasm about ultrasound as a complementary tool for screening women with dense breasts may be exaggerated or even unfounded, according to an Italian radiologist speaking Friday morning at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
Imaging of shoulder opens new turf fight for radiologists
March 1st 2006Although musculoskeletal radiologists have long debated the relative roles of MRI and ultrasound in imaging shoulder injuries, they have reached consensus on a number of diagnostic algorithms. But the proliferation of inexpensive, low-end compact ultrasound systems has introduced a new controversy.
MSK radiologist questions shoulder ultrasound data
March 1st 2006After reviewing the clinical literature on ultrasound imaging of the shoulder, Dr. David Stoller, director of musculoskeletal MRI at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, concluded that a significant amount of data was either flawed or inaccurate.
Handheld ultrasound systems advance in power and performance
February 20th 2006Manufacturers continue to close the performance gap between handheld ultrasound systems and their more expensive cart-based competitors. Underlying this development are transducer improvements and unique imaging enhancements, even as the engineers of these units advance their strong suit -- portability. Zonare Medical Systems and SonoSite exemplify this progress.
Intervention widens breast disease options
February 11th 2006Options for image-guided procedures in the breast have expanded considerably over the past 20 years. A variety of modalities are now being used to perform diagnostic, localization, and therapeutic interventional procedures for breast disease.
Vendors refine offerings to boost efficiency
February 11th 2006In the wake of the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving every year, a city rises within the confines of Chicago's McCormick Place. It is a kind of radiological Epcot Center, a futuristic vision designed to dazzle; constructed of software, heavy iron, and handhelds; and swathed in platitudes.
Bracco cuts ties to scanner market
February 6th 2006World leader in extremity MR Esaote is on its own. The Italian company, which has been a wholly owned member of the Bracco group since the turn of the decade, has been purchased by a private investment group. But Esaote is not headed into uncharted territory. The divestiture, which took effect Jan. 20 for an undisclosed sum, passes ownership of the maker of MR, ultrasound, and electrocardiography equipment to a group of investors that includes senior Esaote executives.