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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 10, 2015

InSightec opens blood-brain barrier with MR, ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) developer InSightec is investigating the use of MRgFUS technology to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier.

November 9, 2015

Prostate HIFU available for 1st time in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

HIFU Prostate Services, a provider of minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has partnered with two facilities to enable use of Sonablate HIFU for the first time in the U.S.

November 8, 2015

Breast ultrasound helps mammography find more cancer

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Adding ultrasound to mammography screening detects more early invasive breast cancer and probably reduces mortality, according to a 4 November study in the journal Lancet. The Japanese trial is thought to be the first of its kind in a large, randomized, multicenter population with a focus on younger, average-risk women.

November 4, 2015

Alpinion introduces new portable ultrasound scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Korean ultrasound technology developer Alpinion Medical Systems has released a new laptop-style portable ultrasound scanner.

November 4, 2015

DWI-MRI could help direct esophageal cancer treatment

By Wayne Forrest

Wednesday, December 2 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSM09-03 | Room E353BA pilot study by Italian researchers is touting diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) in the preoperative workup of esophageal cancer patients as a way to direct their treatment after initial staging.

November 4, 2015

Use vascular indexes to exclude malignant breast masses

By Rebekah Moan

Using vascular indexes obtained via 3D power Doppler ultrasound can accurately characterize suspicious breast masses, and adding it to 2D ultrasound may reduce unnecessary biopsies, noted Turkish researchers in an article published online in the European Journal of Radiology.

November 3, 2015

Road to RSNA 2015: Ultrasound Preview

By Kate Madden Yee

At this year's RSNA 2015 meeting, a key theme for ultrasound is using the modality either in combination with other types of imaging or on its own to diagnose disease, predict its extent, or track treatment. Researchers will also address the use of elastography, ultrasound for gynecologic and breast applications, and other hot topics.

November 3, 2015

Contrast ultrasound matches MRI for gauging chemo success

By Kate Madden Yee

Wednesday, December 2 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM02-05 | Room E451BContrast-enhanced ultrasound is comparable to contrast-enhanced MRI for evaluating treatment response in breast cancer patients undergoing preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to researchers from the University of Southern California.

November 3, 2015

Breast elastography helps surgeons distinguish DCIS

By Kate Madden Yee

Wednesday, December 2 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSM02-04 | Room E451BThis session will describe how shear-wave elastography with B-mode ultrasound can distinguish between ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive cancer, helping surgeons determine the proper extent of surgery.

November 3, 2015

Follow-up ultrasound OK for abnormal nodes on breast screening

By Kate Madden Yee

Wednesday, December 2 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSK02-06 | Room E450AFollow-up ultrasound -- rather than additional axillary imaging -- is just fine for tracking abnormal lymph nodes found on screening breast ultrasound, as long as they do not have an extranodal extension, according to researchers from South Korea.

November 3, 2015

ER-positive cancers have specific ultrasound features

By Kate Madden Yee

Wednesday, December 2 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSK02-04 | Room E450ABreast cancers that are positive for the estrogen receptor (ER) have particular ultrasound features that can help clinicians decide whether a patient is a good candidate for adjuvant chemotherapy, according to research that will be presented on Wednesday morning.

November 3, 2015

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