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Acuson sells 1000th Sequoia
Ultrasound vendor Acuson of Mountain View, CA, announced this month that it has sold its 1000th Sequoia premium scanner, which was installed at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. Acuson introduced Sequoia in 1996 (SCAN 5/8/96).In other
Ultrasound vendor Acuson of Mountain View, CA, announced this month that it has sold its 1000th Sequoia premium scanner, which was installed at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. Acuson introduced Sequoia in 1996 (SCAN 5/8/96).
In other Acuson news, the company has sold 10 ultrasound scanners to South Korea, a sign that the country's economic woes are not insurmountable for imaging vendors. Acuson sold three Sequoias and seven Aspen scanners to Je-Saeng General Hospital in Boondang.
Acuson on March 10 announced the installation of 16 Sequoia scanners at the University of California, Los Angeles and at the University of California, San Francisco. UCLA is acquiring nine Sequoias and one Aspen scanner, while UCSF has installed seven Sequoias.
European Society of Breast Imaging Issues Updated Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
April 24th 2024One of the recommendations from the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) is annual breast MRI exams starting at 25 years of age for women deemed to be at high risk for breast cancer.
Study Reveals Benefits of Photon-Counting CT for Assessing Acute Pulmonary Embolism
April 23rd 2024In comparison to energy-integrating detector CT for the workup of suspected acute pulmonary embolism, the use of photon-counting detector CT reduced radiation dosing by 48 percent, according to newly published research.
