Ultrasound: Page 142

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

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

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

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

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

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

Signify: 2018 will be strong year for ultrasound market

By Simon Harris

After a year of mixed fortunes, the global ultrasound market is set for a strong 2018, with all of the world's major markets forecast to grow faster than in 2017. Simon Harris from Signify Research analyzes what's in store for each region of the world.

January 21, 2018

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