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ARRS: CT useful when abdominal US is inconclusive
April 30, 2012 -- About a third of CT exams performed after inconclusive abdominal ultrasound are positive, making CT a good choice for follow-up in many patients, researchers said on Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Vancouver.
Toronto Star: Hospitals won't reveal baby's gender on US
April 18, 2012 -- Whether it's by coincidence or not, six major hospitals in the Toronto metropolitan area that are in or near areas with high concentrations of South Asian immigrants have adopted policies that prohibit sonographers from divulging a baby's gender to expectant mothers, according to a report from the Toronto Star.
Breast US: Getting back to basics may be best
 April 13, 2012 -- Breast ultrasound is coming into its own, especially with new attention being paid to dense breast tissue. Specialists have a range of high-tech tools at their disposal, but sometimes getting back to basics may be the best choice, according to an April 13 talk at the National Conference on Breast Cancer.
FDA panel recommends approval for ABUS for breast screening
April 11, 2012 -- The first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system in breast cancer screening applications moved closer to reality after an FDA panel voted to recommend approval of U-Systems' somo.v system for use in screening of women with dense breasts.
U-Systems awaits FDA panel review of ABUS for screening
April 10, 2012 -- Ultrasound developer U-Systems hopes Wednesday's meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Radiological Devices Panel will be a big step forward in its bid to be the first vendor to receive approval to market an automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system for screening applications in women with dense breasts.
Adding MRI, US to mammo aids cancer detection in dense breasts
 April 3, 2012 -- The addition of ultrasound or MRI to annual mammography screening in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in the detection of more breast cancers, according to a study in the April 4 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association.
AIUM: Keepsake US tied to low birth-gender ratios in Calif.
April 3, 2012 -- Although a definitive cause-and-effect relationship can't be proved, access to keepsake ultrasound centers continues to be linked with lower numbers of female births among some Asian groups in California, according to a talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
The Practice of Ultrasound: Part 5 -- A previously unreported sign
 March 30, 2012 -- AuntMinnie.com presents the fifth in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of this modality. Can scientific collaboration be updated for the 21st century? Yes, and it's our duty to do so, he says in this most recent article.
Scanning in Pain: Part 3 -- More of sonography's sins
 March 30, 2012 -- AuntMinnie.com presents the third in a four-part series on overcoming work-related musculoskeletal issues for sonographers. This installment continues to investigate the 10 sonography sins that can lead to work-related injury.
'Therapeutic ultrasound' shows bone stress injuries
March 30, 2012 -- NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - So-called therapeutic ultrasound, commonly used to treat soft-tissue injuries, can be an alternative to MRI for detecting bone stress injuries, according to a U.K. research team.
Scanning in Pain: Part 2 -- Tackling sonography's sins
 March 23, 2012 -- AuntMinnie.com presents the second in a four-part series on overcoming work-related musculoskeletal issues for sonographers. This installment digs into the 10 biggests sins that can lead to chronic injury among sonographers.
The Practice of Ultrasound: Part 4 -- Female pelvic ultrasound
March 16, 2012 -- AuntMinnie.com presents the fourth in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of this modality. In this installment, Dr. Birnholz discusses the history and strengths and weaknesses of ob/gyn ultrasound, which is often inappropriately utilized.
Humanitarian project brings imaging to the masses in India
 March 9, 2012 -- A clinical mission to India sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography demonstrated the power of medical imaging and teleradiology by enabling cardiologists around the world to rapidly diagnose heart disease among patients examined with ultrasound thousands of miles away.
Shear-wave elastography improves breast US specificity
February 9, 2012 -- A large multicenter, international trial published in the February issue of Radiology has found that ultrasound with a shear-wave elastography protocol can significantly improve the specificity of breast ultrasound without hurting sensitivity.
JACR: Nonradiologists drive musculoskeletal US growth
February 1, 2012 -- Nonradiologists -- podiatrists, in particular -- are dramatically increasing their utilization of musculoskeletal ultrasound, according to an analysis of Medicare data published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
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