Ultrasound: Page 196

GE brings Vscan Access to Africa, Southeast Asia

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has unveiled its Vscan Access portable ultrasound system for developing regions at the 68th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva.

May 26, 2015

Does radiology need more women? And, how good is bedside US in the ER?

By Brian Casey

May 20, 2015

ACR 2015: Bedside US may not capture whole picture in ER

By Erik L. Ridley

Emergency room (ER) physicians often perform bedside obstetric ultrasound studies on first-trimester patients in the ER, but these patients should also receive radiology ultrasound scans to avoid potentially dangerous missed diagnoses, according to research from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California.

May 20, 2015

US surveillance of HCC subject to image quality issues

By Erik L. Ridley

Ultrasound may be the imaging modality of choice for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high-risk patients, but variance in exam quality can be a big problem, according to researchers from the University of California, San Diego.

May 20, 2015

Exact debuts microultrasound platform

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Exact Imaging unveiled its ExactVu microultrasound platform for prostate imaging and biopsy at this week's American Urological Association conference in New Orleans.

May 19, 2015

Sonography students sue college over transvaginal exams

By Erik L. Ridley

Two former sonography students have filed a lawsuit against a college in Florida, alleging that the institution and employees in its medical diagnostic sonography program retaliated against them after they protested against having to undergo transvaginal ultrasound procedures as part of their sonography training.

May 18, 2015