Ultrasound

Mounting 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.

Research citing previously unknown risks to developing brains bolsters case against keepsake fetal videos

New portable handheld devices deliver quality previously seen only in less convenient consoles

The 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.

GE releases flagship ultrasound for ob/gynVI and Toshiba unveil SurePlaque DICOM router launchediCAD signs senior R&D exec

Volcano strikes allianceZiehm prepares Vision for RSNA

Ultrasound 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.

Going 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.

InSite sues over archive patentViztek reaches CR milestoneCivco takes steps to improve ultrasound

SonoSite shares fallAgfa teams with MedseekVI launches next gen Web ITUltrasonix releases ER ultrasound

Medrad unveils wireless MRPhilips demonstrates HD ultrasound for ORNAI prepares print server release

Ultrasound could one day play a key role in drug delivery, if researchers can harness the cavitation effect produced by ultrasound beams that allows drugs to pass through the protective membranes of cells.

GE 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.

Philips introduces ultrasound upgradesDynamic Imaging readies digital mammography

Volcano installs advanced IVUSDiagnostic Ultrasound adopts new nameCivco launches needle systems

Ultrasonix recruits new CFOMedrad reaches milestoneCivco combats motion artifactsPreclinical firm snags funds for SPECT/MRI

An 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.

Agent-specific imaging techniques help reduce artifacts and realize potential of microbubble agents for macro- and microvasculature assessment

High-temp superconductors, implantable ultrasound, 256-slice CT systems pledge to remake landscape of medical imaging

New class of antirheumatic drugs heightens need to identify synovial inflammation and early bone damage

Initial results convince Europeans experimental technique may reduce benign breast biopsy rates

Imagers challenge consistency, convenience, and timeliness of Appropriateness Criteria

New advances in technology keep older modality in the picture for cost-effective cardiovascular diagnosis.

Smart computing may be the ticket to image-guided surgery, particularly for sites that can’t afford expensive technology. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have come up with one such possibility -- software that combines data from two widely used imaging technologies to enhance prostate brachytherapy.

If you use ultrasound to guide steroid and anesthetic injections to treat ankle injuries in high-performance athletes, chances are you do not practice in the U.S.

Combining catheter-directed thrombolysis with a mechanical thrombectomy device could be more cost-effective than performing thrombolysis alone in patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers reporting on the first study of its kind.

Philips demonstrates cardiac enhancementsDel Global names new execs

Stress echocardiography can accurately predict the onset of cardiovascular disease in patients waiting for kidney transplants.