Ultrasound: Page 142

AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
February 13, 2018
USPSTF again nixes screening for ovarian cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has reaffirmed its 2012 recommendation against routine screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women, according to a report published February 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 13, 2018
Study explores link between prenatal ultrasound and autism
By Kate Madden Yee
The incidence of autism spectrum disorder has dramatically increased in the past few decades -- as has the use of prenatal ultrasound. Is there a link? A new study published online February 12 in JAMA Pediatrics offers equivocal results.
February 12, 2018
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Adding blood test to US improves liver cancer diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Performing a blood test in addition to an ultrasound exam improved the sensitivity of liver cancer detection in patients with cirrhosis, according to research published online February 6 in Gastroenterology.
February 11, 2018
GE continues partnership with Endra
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is continuing its partnership with Endra Life Sciences to develop Endra's Thermo Acoustic Enhanced Ultrasound (TAEUS) system.
February 5, 2018
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Zika's effects hard to detect on ultrasound, MRI
By Brian Casey
A new animal study published February 5 in Nature Medicine illustrates the challenges in detecting how the Zika virus affects the fetuses of infected mothers. Researchers found that the Zika virus caused injury to the brains of fetal macaque monkeys that was hard to detect with ultrasound and even MRI.
February 5, 2018
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Fuji SonoSite donates POC ultrasound unit to Iraqi hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Fujifilm SonoSite has donated a point-of-care (POC) ultrasound system to Cadus, an independent aid organization that supports humanitarian relief efforts in Iraq. The system will be used at Al-Khansaa Women's and Children's Hospital in Mosul.
February 1, 2018
Piur Imaging debuts tomo ultrasound device at Arab Health
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular ultrasound developer Piur Imaging has introduced its tomographic ultrasound device at Arab Health 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
January 31, 2018
FDA clears SuperSonic's Aixplorer for liver disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine's Aixplorer and Aixplorer Ultimate ultrasound scanners for clinical management of patients with liver disease.
January 31, 2018
Low-risk thyroid nodules safe to track with ultrasound
By Kate Madden Yee
It's safe to use ultrasound to track thyroid nodules that don't have suspicious features after fine-needle aspiration biopsy -- although nodules with intermediate or highly suspicious features should be evaluated with another biopsy, according to research in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 31, 2018
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Ultrasound may help predict risk of premature birth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound may be able to identify women who are at risk of giving birth prematurely, according to a team of research nurses at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
January 30, 2018
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Bracco targets gene therapy for ultrasound contrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast developer Bracco Imaging has launched an initiative aimed at expanding its microbubble ultrasound contrast agent technology into personalized gene therapy applications.
January 22, 2018
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