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.
August 22nd 2025
The MyLab A50 and MyLab A70 ultrasound platforms reportedly enable a variety of detailed and multiparametric evaluations, including assessments for liver elastography and strain analysis echocardiography.
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.
Intravascular ‘sonic lysis’ busts thrombi
January 31st 2006A new ultrasound-based device can effectively treat peripheral arterial occlusion and deep vein thrombosis in record time, according to a multicenter study presented at the 2006 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy in Miami Beach.
RFA vies with surgery for treating liver tumors
January 17th 2006Radiofrequency ablation is as effective as resection for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a study presented at the joint RSNA/SIR Foundation Interventional Oncology Symposium. The key factor is RFA's ability to easily repeat treatment on recurring tumors in a less destructive fashion than surgery.
Three-D polishes ultrasound's image, pumps up demand
January 17th 2006Newly developed ultrasound probe technology that acquires data in one sweeping stroke is propelling 3D ultrasound into new realms. Aided by software that reconstructs volumetric information, radiologists can review ultrasound data on workstations the same way they do CT and MR.
Vendors refine offerings to suit efficiency mantra
January 17th 2006In the wake of Thanksgiving every year, a city rises within the confines of 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.
Ovarian cancer screening yields undue false positives
January 13th 2006Transvaginal ultrasound and serum CA 125 blood tests, used individually or in combination, can detect cancer early, according to preliminary results from a National Cancer Institute study. Both tests, however, produce too many false positives, prompting needless surgeries.
British committee recommends AAA screening for men
January 9th 2006The U.K.’s national screening committee has recommended routine abdominal aortic aneurysm screening for men over the age of 65. Doctors have welcomed the move but questioned the committee’s decision not to include women, according to an article in Pulse, a newspaper for general practitioners.
Ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis offers no-dose alternative to CT
December 7th 2005At many facilities, children with suspected appendicitis head straight to the CT scanner for evaluation. Ultrasound provides an alternative, accurate means of making an initial diagnosis, sparing many children from potentially harmful radiation exposure, according to a study presented Dec. 1 at the Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago.
Ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis offers no-dose alternative to CT
December 2nd 2005In many institutions, children with suspected appendicitis head straight to the CT scanner for evaluation. Ultrasound provides an alternative, accurate means of making an initial diagnosis, sparing many children from potentially harmful radiation exposure, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting on Friday.