Ultrasound: Page 160

Ultrasound 'magic' draws Ugandan women to antenatal clinic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radio advertising campaign promoting free prenatal ultrasound scans boosted the number of pregnant women who attended a modern medical clinic by 490%, according to a study published on April 12 in PLOS One.
April 20, 2017
Konica Minolta inks Texas and Calif. contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas has won an imaging and IT contract with a network of orthopedic clinics across Texas and California.
April 20, 2017
SWE for Achilles tendinopathy | Lung-RADS 4X | PET guides Alzheimer's treatment
By Brian Casey
April 19, 2017
Shear-wave elastography spots Achilles tendinopathy
By Erik L. Ridley
Shear-wave elastography is sensitive and specific for detecting injuries to the Achilles tendon, and it can serve as a more objective method than other imaging modalities for diagnosis and treatment, according to research from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
April 19, 2017
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Socionext, SOINN report ultrasound AI developments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile ultrasound technology developer Socionext and SOINN said that the Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up's SOINN (Self-Organizing Incremental Neural Network) AI technology has produced favorable results in learning to calculate subcutaneous fat thickness on abdominal ultrasound images.
April 17, 2017
Should ultrasound replace CT for asymptomatic hematuria?
By Erik L. Ridley
The combination of renal ultrasound and cystoscopy is the most cost-effective strategy for evaluating patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria, potentially saving hundreds of millions of dollars compared with CT and cystoscopy, according to research published online April 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
April 17, 2017
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Toshiba names new ultrasound business director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems announced that Dan Skyba has been named director of its ultrasound business unit.
April 16, 2017
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What role should contrast US have for kidney lesions?
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is highly sensitive for characterizing indeterminate kidney lesions, but its specificity may be low when used by inexperienced readers, as well as in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, according to research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
April 11, 2017
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SonaCare debuts international HIFU prostate registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology developer SonaCare Medical has launched an international registry for prostate cancer patients treated with its Sonablate system.
April 10, 2017
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
April 9, 2017
Ultrasound contrast agent targets cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A type of ultrasound contrast agent that can specifically target a receptor found on malignant tumor blood vessels is safe and could be used to diagnose cancer in humans, offering the potential to reduce unnecessary biopsies and surgeries, according to research published online recently in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
April 5, 2017
ACR publishes TI-RADS thyroid nodule classification model
By Erik L. Ridley
A new risk stratification model for thyroid nodules has been published by the American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) committee. The TI-RADS model is designed to be easy to use by ultrasound practitioners and reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies for thyroid nodules.
April 4, 2017
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