Ultrasound: Page 122

Ultrasound simulators improve students' skills

By Kate Madden Yee

Incorporating ultrasound simulators as part of the medical school curriculum improves students' point-of-care skills and knowledge, researchers reported in a study published online September 12 in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

September 16, 2018

Wearable ultrasound device monitors blood pressure

By Kate Madden Yee

A wearable ultrasound device monitors blood pressure in arteries deep under the skin and could help clinicians detect cardiovascular problems earlier, according to a study published online September 11 in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

September 12, 2018

Siemens installs 1st Acuson Sequoia scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has announced the first global installation of its newest ultrasound system, Acuson Sequoia, at Baptist Health South Florida.

September 11, 2018

Health Canada approves Exact Imaging's FusionVu

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Health Canada has approved ultrasound technology developer Exact Imaging's FusionVu application for microultrasound/MRI fusion using the ExactVu high-resolution microultrasound system.

September 11, 2018

Homemade ultrasound gel offers low-cost alternative

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Homemade ultrasound coupling gel is just as effective as commercially produced varieties, offering an alternative in low-resource healthcare settings, according to a study published online September 9 in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

September 10, 2018

Contrast US tops CT, MRI for classifying kidney tumors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound predicted whether suspicious kidney lesions were cancerous more accurately than CT or MRI, according to research presented at the recent Advances in Contrast Ultrasound International Bubble Conference in Chicago.

September 9, 2018

Contrast ultrasound is effective for liver, kidney lesions

By Kate Madden Yee

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound offers an effective, low-cost way to further evaluate hepatic and renal lesions found on ultrasound, and it could be used instead of more expensive imaging modalities for following up patients, according to a study published online August 31 in Ultrasound Quarterly.

September 5, 2018

Handheld ultrasound + CADx helps triage breast masses

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers successfully used a combination of handheld ultrasound and computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) software to triage women in Mexico who had palpable breast masses. They believe the combination is good news for women who may not have access to screening mammography, according to an article published online August 29 in the Journal of Global Oncology.

August 30, 2018

Catheter-based intervention drains endometrial cysts

By Kate Madden Yee

South Korean researchers found that by replacing an interventional needle with a catheter, they were better able to perform interventional radiology treatment of endometrial cysts under ultrasound guidance. They described the technique in a study published August 28 in Radiology.

August 30, 2018

Purdue researchers develop optical ultrasound system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Purdue researchers are developing a biomedical imaging system that combines optical and ultrasound technology.

August 29, 2018

Echocardiography helps predict PE outcomes

By Kate Madden Yee

Transthoracic echocardiography can help clinicians predict short-term mortality outcomes for patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a study published online August 26 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

August 28, 2018

Digisonics expands with installation in St. Louis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image management firm Digisonics has installed its OB ultrasound clinical reporting software at SSM Health in St. Louis.

August 26, 2018

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