Ultrasound: Page 136

Ultrasound 'helmet' supports brain imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from Vanderbilt University are developing an ultrasound helmet for the brain that could provide real-time images during surgery, define which areas of the brain get stimulated by certain feelings or actions, and even offer a way for people to control software and robotics by thinking about them.

May 8, 2018

Follow-up MRI not needed after musculoskeletal US

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultrasound performs just as well as MRI for musculoskeletal indications, suggesting that a follow-up MRI scan after an initial ultrasound exam may be unnecessary, according to research published online May 5 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

May 7, 2018

Seno touts study on downgrading breast mass risk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A statistical calculation can be used with diagnostic imaging information to downgrade the risk classification of breast masses, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology and touted by optoacoustic imaging firm Seno Medical Instruments.

May 3, 2018

FDA OK's Exact Imaging's FusionVu

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Exact Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its FusionVu application on the ExactVu microultrasound system.

May 2, 2018

US features help define thyroid nodules in children

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Certain ultrasound characteristics can help clinicians identify malignant thyroid nodules in children, according to a study published online May 1 in Radiology.

May 2, 2018

Ill. Rotarians donate scanners to Tanzanian hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Rotary Club of Park Ridge, IL, is donating new diagnostic imaging equipment to Children's Hospital Zinga in Tanzania.

May 2, 2018

Analogic acquisition clears hurdle

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Analogic said the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for the vendor's pending acquisition by an affiliate of investment firm Altaris Capital Partners.

April 30, 2018

Automated 3D US effective for diagnosing hip dysplasia

By Kate Madden Yee

Automated 3D ultrasound is just as effective as 2D ultrasound for diagnosing developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants: In fact, it reduces the number of studies characterized as borderline by more than two-thirds, according to research published online April 24 in Radiology.

April 29, 2018

MITA to promote focused ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is partnering with the Focused Ultrasound Foundation to educate policymakers, payors, and medical specialty societies about the therapeutic advantages of focused ultrasound.

April 26, 2018

Ultrasound in space | Improving resident reports | News from 3DHeals

By Brian Casey

April 25, 2018

Ultrasound could turn off 'erasable' MRI contrast agents

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from the California Institute of Technology have developed "erasable" MRI contrast agents that blink off in response to ultrasound pulses, making it easier to read the scans, according to a study published in the May issue of Nature Materials.

April 25, 2018

Astronauts use ultrasound to measure spinal health

By Kate Madden Yee

Astronauts armed with a compact ultrasound system successfully performed scans on each other while on the International Space Station. The scans were part of a study to assess spinal changes during long-term spaceflight that could lead to back pain, researchers wrote in the April issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

April 25, 2018

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