Ultrasound: Page 187

CAD improves radiologists' ABUS performance
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 30 | 10:10 a.m.-10:20 a.m. | RC215-09 | Arie Crown TheaterIn this study, a Dutch team compared unaided radiologist readings of automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) exams with those interpreted using computer-aided detection (CAD) to determine if adding CAD as a "second reader" could help reduce unnecessary recalls.
November 3, 2015
Breast US exam quality improves after passage of density law
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 30 | 10:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m. | RC215-08 | Arie Crown TheaterSince the first breast density notification law passed in Connecticut in 2009 -- sparking an increase in breast ultrasound exams as an adjunct to mammography -- there has been a marked improvement in the quality of these exams, with fewer false positives and a higher positive predictive value, according to research to be presented on Monday.
November 3, 2015
Ultrasound helps predict lymph node response to therapy
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 29 | 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | BR225-SD-SUB3 | Lakeside Learning Center, Station 3Ultrasound can help predict which lymph nodes will respond to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast cancer, according to researchers from MD Anderson Cancer Center.
November 3, 2015
Basic obstetric ultrasound helps women in poor areas
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 29 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | GU200-SD-SUA1 | Lakeside Learning Center, Station 1Women in poor communities often lack access to basic obstetric imaging. But researchers from the University of Vermont found that even minimally trained sonographers can produce diagnostic-quality obstetric ultrasound images.
November 3, 2015
MRI plus hysterosalpingography tops ultrasound for infertility
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 29 | 11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. | SSA09-08 | Room E351MRI combined with hysterosalpingography works better than ultrasound for evaluating female infertility, researchers from Argentina have found.
November 3, 2015
Fusion imaging of contrast ultrasound localizes kidney lesions
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 29 | 11:25 a.m.-11:35 a.m. | SSA09-05 | Room E351Fusion imaging of contrast-enhanced ultrasound can help clarify ambiguous renal CT or MR findings without exposing patients to further radiation, according to research to be presented on Sunday.
November 3, 2015
Making a Difference as a Sonographer: Regeneration tips
By Mark Roozen, Doug Wuebben
In past articles, fitness coach Mark Roozen and echocardiographer Doug Wuebben have emphasized doing the right moves within an exercise program: By doing the right moves at the right times, you can live a pain-free life, they believe. In this installment, they offer recovery tips to achieve an all-around feeling of health and wellness.
November 2, 2015
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Fla. judge tosses suit over transvaginal US scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A lawsuit filed by former students at a college in Florida who claimed they were forced to perform transvaginal ultrasound scans on each other as part of their sonographer training has been thrown out by a federal judge.
November 1, 2015
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Intelerad teams with Kailo Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm Intelerad Medical Systems is partnering with imaging software developer Kailo Medical to add new reporting functionality to its InteleViewer software.
October 26, 2015
Digisonics integrates CVIS with GE's EchoPAC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digisonics has integrated its cardiovascular information system (CVIS) software with GE Healthcare's EchoPAC application for analyzing 3D/4D studies and ultrasound strain rate measurements.
October 26, 2015
SDMS to hold conference on work-related MSK injuries
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) invites industry stakeholders to participate in a consensus conference on work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries in sonography from May 2-3 in Dallas.
October 25, 2015
Siemens launches P500 Frosk scanner in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is introducing its handheld Acuson P500 ultrasound scanner, Frosk edition, at this year's American College of Emergency Physicians meeting being held October 26-29 in Boston.
October 25, 2015
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