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The AI software reportedly facilitates ease of use and improved accuracy in fetal ultrasound evaluations.
Duke 3D software opens door to medical and consumer applications
April 30th 2007Engineers at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering have come up with software that twists the data composing volumetric ultrasound images into stereoscopic views, creating images that appear to float off display monitors into 3D space. The software splits the single ultrasound image into two separate images 7° from each other -- one seen by the right eye and the other by the left.
Imaging center offers tribute to romance
February 14th 2007Pacific Coast Ultrasound of Los Alamitos, CA, operates at the nexus between medical need and self-indulgence, specializing in prenatal diagnostics and medically supervised 3D/4D prenatal elective ultrasounds. Throughout February, the center, which positions itself as a certified independent diagnostic facility, promotes a month-long tribute to Valentine’s Day.
Getting into the fetal position
August 18th 2006One of the first stories I wrote for Diagnostic Imaging magazine made a lot of radiologists unhappy. It was about sonographers who were not only performing echocardiograms in private offices but also providing interpretations. One of these techs told me she had to because she knew more about it than the cardiologist. That was 24 years ago.
Getting into the fetal position
August 18th 2006One of the first stories I wrote for Diagnostic Imaging magazine made a lot of radiologists unhappy. It was about sonographers who were not only performing echocardiograms in private offices but also providing interpretations. One of these techs told me she had to because she knew more about it than the cardiologist. That was 24 years ago.
Radiologists can play central role in fetal MRI's bright future
May 15th 2006This month sees a clutch of national radiological congresses taking place. The annual U.K., German, and Spanish meetings are held during May, but a more specialized event looks set to attract considerable attention: the first International Congress on Fetal MRI, to be staged in Vienna from 12 to 13 May.
Indications expand for fetal MR imaging
May 15th 2006Fetal MRI has become established in clinical practice over the past decade. MRI is indicated when conditions do not favor fetal ultrasound such as cases of maternal obesity or anhydramnios.1 It has also been shown that fetal MRI may discriminate among tissue components that do not display impedance differences on ultrasound; for instance, laminae in the developing brain.2 These advantages, along with MR's ability to delineate small structures, such as cranial nerves, has furthered its use as an adjunct to ultrasound in fetal imaging.1 Applications for fetal MRI are growing. The development of improved methods for fetal imaging, including availability of ultrafast sequences,3 has also furthered adoption.
MRI catches beating fetal heart
January 17th 2006Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have performed real-time functional cardiac MRI in two fetuses. It is the first time this technique has been reported, and it may represent an advance over the current gold standard of fetal echocardiography.
AIUM toughens policy on keepsake ultrasound
November 2nd 2005The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine has updated its policy on fetal ultrasound studies performed without medical indications. Though the revised statement still targets keepsake imaging entrepreneurs, the new language looks at potential ethical violations by accredited ultrasound practitioners as well.
Real-time MRI catches beating fetal heart
October 24th 2005Researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have performed real-time functional cardiac MRI in fetuses. Theirs is the first report of this technique, which may represent an advance over the current gold standard of fetal echocardiography.
Keepsake entrepreneurs target parents in Europe
October 5th 2005Keepsake ultrasound, which has rapidly become a buzzword in the U.S., refers to the provision of nonmedical fetal videos and prenatal portraits to pregnant women and their families. Companies such as 3DbabyVu, Peek-A-Boo Baby, and Womb With a View are using seductive marketing slogans such as "Fruit of the womb" and "Mommy tummy tours, we believe in love at first sight."
Philips releases upgrade package for radiology and echo platforms
September 26th 2005Philips has released a package of enhancements and new system configurations for its ultrasound portfolio. The upgrades, known collectively as Vision 2005, include new capabilities for the company’s latest radiology and cardiology platforms.
AIUM toughens policy on keepsake ultrasound
August 25th 2005The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine has updated its policy on fetal ultrasound studies performed without medical indications. Though the revised statement still targets keepsake imaging entrepreneurs, the new language looks at potential ethical violations by accredited ultrasound practitioners as well, according to AIUM officials.
MR provides safe and effective fetal imaging with appropriate use
May 11th 2005Although ultrasound remains the method of choice for fetal screening and follow-up, MRI is emerging as a valuable tool in certain cases of potential congenital abnormality. Used safely and in appropriate circumstances by trained radiology staff, fetal MRI can add weight to critical diagnostic decisions, according to speakers at the European Congress of Radiology in March.
'Keepsake' ultrasound raises medical hackles
January 7th 2005A growing number of private enterprises are using ultrasound to provide nonmedical fetal "keepsake" videos and/or prenatal portraits to pregnant women and their families. Eye-catching names such as 3DBabyVu, Fetal Fotos, Peek-A-Boo Baby, and Womb With a View are popping up in shopping centers across the country.
Prenatal ultrasound averts fetal vasa previa deaths
December 2nd 2004Vasa previa, a condition that affects approximately one in 2500 pregnancies, is almost always lethal. Adding vasa previa screening to current obstetrical ultrasound protocols could prevent mortality, according to an international group of researchers from Israel, the U.K., and the U.S. Their study was presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting in June.