Ultrasound: Page 127

Pregnant women put ultrasound at their fingertips

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Keepsake ultrasounds have gotten their fair share of criticism, but women's interest in pictures of their unborn babies hasn't abated. In fact, there's a new trend for gestational ultrasound images: using them as part of a manicure, according to an October 10 article in Cosmopolitan.

October 11, 2018

Is ultrasound needed for thyroid cancer follow-up?

By Kate Madden Yee

Is follow-up ultrasound effective for tracking the recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer -- especially in patients with undetectable serum thyroglobulin levels? Not necessarily, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

October 11, 2018

Ultrasound predicts fistula success in dialysis patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultrasound can help clinicians predict whether arteriovenous fistulas -- surgically created sites that connect a patient's vein and artery -- will prove effective for accessing the bloodstream for dialysis, according to a study published online October 11 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

October 11, 2018

DBT plus ABVS offers a breast cancer staging alternative

By Kate Madden Yee

Combined digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and ultrasound automated breast volume scanning (ABVS) performs comparably to MRI when it comes to staging breast cancer, according to a study published in the October issue of the European Journal of Radiology.

October 9, 2018

Virginia Tech students benefit from new US technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke has debuted ultrasound technology for the classroom that consists of portable machines outfitted with 12-lead electrocardiogram technology.

October 8, 2018

SDMS announces award winners

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) has announced the 2018 award and competition winners who were honored on October 5 at the SDMS annual conference.

October 7, 2018

Canon launches Healthy Sonographer Program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Medical Systems USA has launched a program designed to reduce the causes of pain and injury for sonographers at work so they can scan more comfortably.

October 7, 2018

Can Facebook help teach critical care ultrasound?

By Kate Madden Yee

Facebook is for more than just keeping up with family and friends. Thanks to its private groups feature, the popular social media platform can also be useful for teaching critical care ultrasound skills, according to research published in the October issue of Chest.

October 4, 2018

Clarius debuts wireless endocavity ultrasound system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Handheld-ultrasound technology developer Clarius Mobile Health is unveiling its EC7 endocavity ultrasound scanner at this week's American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting in Denver.

October 3, 2018

Nanosonics launches US probe disinfection system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nanosonics announced that its new trophon2 high-level disinfection system for ultrasound probes is now available in the U.S. and Canada.

October 3, 2018

Avante Health Solutions acquires Ultra Solutions

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Avante Health Solutions has acquired used and refurbished ultrasound equipment provider Ultra Solutions.

October 2, 2018

Ergonomic training may help sonographers avoid MSK injury

By Kate Madden Yee

A short ergonomic training session can help sonographers learn to reduce their grip force on the ultrasound transducer, which could translate into fewer work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries, according to a study published in the September/October issue of the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

October 2, 2018

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