Ultrasound: Page 150

Do technologists have more recalls for breast US exams?
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 27 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE01-06 | Arie Crown TheaterDo screening breast ultrasound scans performed by technologists in women with dense tissue lead to more recalls? Find out at this Monday afternoon session.
October 30, 2017
Breast ultrasound's cancer detection rate similar to DBT, mammo
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 27 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE01-01 | Arie Crown TheaterScreening breast ultrasound's cancer detection rate in women with dense tissue is comparable to that of screening mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to a study conducted at Brown University.
October 30, 2017
Cancer detection rate of screening ultrasound increases over time
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 27 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | BR225-SD-MOA5 | Lakeside, BR Community, Station 5Over time, the cancer detection rate of screening breast ultrasound increases -- without an increase in biopsies, researchers at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, NY, have found.
October 30, 2017
$2K ultrasound probe for iPhones gets FDA nod
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a portable ultrasound transducer that is based on a semiconductor chip, is designed to work with iPhones, and will sell for around $2,000. The device will make imaging accessible to a much broader audience, according to the company.
October 26, 2017
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Neural Analytics wins $10M U.S. Army contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neural Analytics has won a $10 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to supply it with a portable point-of-injury version of its Lucid M1 transcranial Doppler ultrasound unit to assess combat-related traumatic brain injury.
October 26, 2017
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Point-of-care ultrasound helps find fluid
By Kate Madden Yee
Point-of-care ultrasound is an effective tool that is increasingly being implemented to help diagnose disease and plan treatment. The technology is particularly useful for finding fluid, according to a study published online October 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
October 25, 2017
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SDMS announces scientific competition winners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) has announced the winners of its 2017 Scientific Presentation Competition.
October 23, 2017
New trial to study combo breast US, drug treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Virginia Health System is enrolling women diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer in a new clinical trial that will combine two therapies: focused ultrasound and a cancer immunotherapy drug, according to the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.
October 22, 2017
5 things you may not know about ultrasound accreditation
By Judith Buckland
Is accreditation of your echocardiography lab getting you down? Don't let it! In a new article, Judith Buckland of CardioServ interviews Sue Jensen of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission on why accreditation is easier than you think.
October 22, 2017
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US useful for gauging muscle changes in ICU patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Using ultrasound to evaluate changes to the skeletal muscles after trauma may help physicians predict how patients will do once they have been released from the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a study published online October 6 in Annals of Intensive Care.
October 18, 2017
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Terason inks distribution agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology firm Terason has entered into an exclusive agreement with Henry Schein Medical to distribute Terason's uSmart 3200T NexGen portable ultrasound device.
October 16, 2017
FDA clears ultrasound transducer from Philips
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance to the eL18-4 transducer for small-parts imaging from Royal Philips, the parent company of Philips Healthcare.
October 12, 2017
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