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 23rd 2025
The T-Mode Anterior Knee feature reportedly offers a combination of automated segmentation and real-time conversion of grayscale ultrasound images into color-coded visuals that bolster understanding for novice ultrasound users.
Clinical Case Vignette Series™: 41st Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference®
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Medical Crossfire®: How Can Thoracic Teams Facilitate Optimized Care of Patients With Stage I-III EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC?
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: How Do Emerging Data for ICIs, BiTEs, ADCs, and Targeted Strategies Address Unmet Needs in the Therapeutic Continuum for SCLC?
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26th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
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2025 International Symposium of Gastrointestinal Oncology (ISGIO)
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board: Enhancing Precision Medicine in NSCLC Through Advancements in Molecular Testing and Optimal Therapy Selection
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(CME Credit Only) Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: The Pivotal Role of Multimodal Therapy in Leveraging Immunotherapy for Stage I-III NSCLC When the Goal Is Cure
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(MOC and CME Credit) Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: The Pivotal Role of Multimodal Therapy in Leveraging Immunotherapy for Stage I-III NSCLC When the Goal Is Cure
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(CME Credit Only) New Frontiers in Immunotherapy for SCLC: Insights From Latest Clinical Trials and Their Application in Real-World Treatment
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(MOC and CME Credit) New Frontiers in Immunotherapy for SCLC: Insights From Latest Clinical Trials and Their Application in Real-World Treatment
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Mastering Advances in Managing Unresectable and Metastatic NSCLC—Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapies, and Emerging Strategies
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(CME Credit) Advancing Outcomes in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: From Evidence to Practice
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Joe Hogan leads technology side of newly integrated GE-Amersham
January 24th 2005No other company has done what GE has done: The merger of its medical systems unit with British pharmaceutical giant Amersham combined a multimodality maker of imaging equipment with the manufacturer of contrast media.
Ultrasound-based device can diagnose bone loss in space
January 19th 2005A high-resolution ultrasound-based portable device will help physicians calculate bone loss in space travelers, according to researchers at NASA’s National Space Biomedical Research Institute. While focused on space-related health issues, NSBRI findings may translate into help for earth-bound patients with similar conditions.
Ultrasound mimics CT and MR in providing anatomic visualizations
January 10th 2005Ultrasound is incomparable in its niche as a safe, cost-effective, and portable imaging technique. Nevertheless, standard 2D ultrasound suffers because its display of anatomy lacks reproducibility and precision. Unlike CT and MR, which produce uniform sequential pictures of the anatomy wherever and whenever they are done, ultrasound examinations differ from clinic to clinic, operator to operator.
Autologous stem cells can repair urinary tract
January 7th 2005In a major breakthrough, researchers in Austria have developed an ultrasound-guided technique to repair the urinary tract of patients with urinary incontinence by injecting stem cells harvested from the patient's own body. They found that almost every patient had been cured one year after the stem cell treatment.
3D and 4D systems attack weaknesses in ultrasound
December 20th 2004Three- and four-dimensional ultrasound systems have generated stunning pictures, especially of the fetal face, and proffered the tantalizing prospect of offline image reconstruction. Early systems got a lukewarm reception, largely because they lacked wide clinical application, flexibility in image processing, and productivity-conscious tools. But volumetric ultrasound displayed at the RSNA meeting demonstrated the maturation of the technology with new systems for routine general radiology and for imaging complex anatomy and pathology, as well as postprocessing enhancements for presenting and evaluating data in multiple planes and user-friendly, push-button data interrogation.
MR-guided ultrasound offers new strategy for uterine fibroids
December 3rd 2004Patients with uterine fibroids have a new treatment option, which uses MR to guide a high-power ultrasound beam that heats and destroys fibroid tumors. The ExAblate 2000 technology was approved by the FDA in October and showcased at the 2004 RSNA meeting.
Report from RSNA: Radiation oncologists map prostate therapy
December 2nd 2004As radiation therapy develops more sophisticated targeting, researchers are turning to new imaging methods to direct it. Fused scintigraphy and CT images and daily ultrasound scanning both show promise as tools to concentrate intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and spare surrounding healthy tissue.
Report from RSNA: Ultrasound carves out integral role in urinary tract
December 2nd 2004Ultrasound-guided therapy using adult stem cells could expand the modality’s role in the diagnosis and management of urethral and bladder conditions. New applications include endoluminal probes, Doppler technology, and 3D imaging capabilities, according to papers presented at the RSNA meeting Sunday.
CAD system identifies abnormalities in breast sonograms
December 1st 2004Cedara Software is developing a computer-assisted detection system for breast ultrasound. The software, announced as a work-in-progress at the RSNA meeting, is intended to identify the sonographic characteristics of benign as well as malignant breast masses and to classify the extent of malignancy for specific nodules.
Digital multibeam processing augments mid-level ultrasound system
December 1st 2004Medison has added digital multibeam processing to its SonoAce 8000 SE mid-level ultrasound system. The new capability, shown at the RSNA meeting, increases frame rates during both color and 2D imaging and supports harmonic imaging to enhance clarity and spatial resolution. Features include multibeam color and Doppler imaging and pulsed-wave spectral Doppler.
Contrast ultrasound zeroes in on focal liver lesions
November 30th 2004Sonographic examination with microbubble contrast agents can reliably characterize focal liver lesions, confirm or exclude hepatocellular carcinomas, and remove the need for more invasive, costly imaging, according to studies presented Monday.
GE promotes volumetric ultrasound with 4D upgrade of Logiq 9
November 30th 2004GE Healthcare is framing 4D ultrasound as the way to accelerate workflow, using protocols developed for the company’s new version of the Logiq 9. The scanner, outfitted with 4D algorithms and three volumetric probes, debuted this week at the company’s booth on the RSNA exhibit floor.
Multislice CT refines acute appendicitis diagnosis
November 29th 2004Radiologists are taking advantage of new data that support imaging techniques to rule out acute appendicitis. They may help lead to consensus on the best protocols to diagnose this condition accurately, according to studies presented Monday.
Radiation oncologists map prostate therapy
November 29th 2004As radiation therapy develops more sophisticated targeting, researchers are turning to new imaging methods to direct it. Fused scintigraphy and CT images and daily ultrasound scanning both show promise as tools to concentrate intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and spare surrounding healthy tissue.
Heavy keyboard use leads to changes in typists’ hands
November 28th 2004As I type this article in the newsroom at McCormick Place, subtle but clinically significant changes may be occurring in my fingers. If ever I undergo an imaging examination of my hands and wrists, the radiologist will need to know that increased fluid in my 2nd and 5th flexor sheaths is probably quite normal because I am a regular typist.
Ultrasound carves out integral role in urinary tract
November 28th 2004Ultrasound-guided therapy using adult stem cells could expand the modality’s role in the diagnosis and management of urethral and bladder conditions. New applications include endoluminal probes, Doppler technology, and 3D imaging capabilities, according to papers presented at the RSNA meeting Sunday.
FDA clearances surge in October, keep industry in line for new record
November 22nd 2004The industry jumped back on track in October, clearing 36 new devices compared with 25 the month before. October’s pace was slower than the same month a year earlier, when 42 radiological devices passed review. But for 2004, vendors stayed slightly ahead of the previous -- record --year: 283 to 277.
Philips echo product incorporates advanced 3D visualization, quantification
November 10th 2004Philips’ new echocardiography platform, iE33, promises to do for cardiology what its iU22 scanner began doing earlier this year for radiology: boost image quality while providing an integral connection to volumetric imaging that allows 3D visualization and quantification.