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Contrast unavailability in U.S. harms diagnostic ultrasound
"We have so many CT and MR machines in the U.S. providing quick, easy, and efficient imaging that it's hard for ultrasound to compete, especially when it comes down to physicians' time.
"We have so many CT and MR machines in the U.S. providing quick, easy, and efficient imaging that it's hard for ultrasound to compete, especially when it comes down to physicians' time.
"I don't think any radiologist would be happy to give a final diagnosis on metastatic disease in the liver using CT or MRI without a contrast agent. We do not have the advantage of using contrast agents with ultrasound in this country, since they have not been approved by the FDA.
"Having contrast agents readily available will help improve ultrasound's diagnostic capabilities in many ways, including bedside imaging of patients who cannot be transported. One of the AIUM's new initiatives is to work with the FDA to accelerate the approval process."
-Lennard Greenbaum, M.D., president of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, speaking at the AIUM meeting in June
New Interventional Radiology Research Shows Merits of Genicular Artery Embolization for Knee OA
December 3rd 2024In a cohort of over 160 patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), including grade 4 in nearly half of the cases, genicular artery embolization led to an 87 percent improvement in the quality of life index, according to research presented at the
Siemens Healthineers Debuts New Photon-Counting CT Systems at RSNA
December 2nd 2024Debuting at the Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) conference, the new photon-counting computed tomography (PPCT) scanners Naeotom Alpha.Pro and Naeotom Alpha.Prime reportedly combine rapid scan times with high-resolution precision.
