Ultrasound: Page 221

InSightec nets $50M investment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR-guided focused ultrasound developer InSightec said it is raising $50 million in capital funding.
June 29, 2014
Breast US finds Joan Lunden's breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Former "Good Morning America" co-host Joan Lunden announced that she has breast cancer, with the malignancy found on a breast ultrasound scan.
June 26, 2014
GE's Vivid cardio US scanner gets FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its new Vivid T8 cardiovascular ultrasound scanner.
June 24, 2014
Contrast firm Lantheus plans to launch IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The parent company of contrast agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO).
June 24, 2014
Public Citizen takes aim at screening firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advocacy group Public Citizen is criticizing health screenings offered by HealthFair Health Screening, a company that offers mobile screening services.
June 24, 2014
ASE names new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has tapped Dr. Neil Weissman as its new president.
June 23, 2014
USPSTF finalizes AAA screening recommendations
By Erik L. Ridley
Adhering mostly to its draft statement published in January, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) included no big surprises in its new recommendations in favor of ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).
June 23, 2014
Echo finds sign for A-fib, cardioembolic stroke
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Echocardiography can identify an imaging sign for atrial fibrillation, cardioembolic stroke, and stroke recurrence, helping to predict which patients are at greater risk for stroke, according to a poster presented on Saturday at the American Society of Echocardiography annual meeting.
June 22, 2014
Contrast echo technique spots, quantifies heart damage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A novel myocardial contrast echocardiography technique can diagnose and quantify damage to heart muscle even after an episode of mild cardiac injury from ischemia has resolved.
June 22, 2014
Targeson wins $225K NIH grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Targeson has received a grant of $225,000 from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
June 18, 2014
Analysis finds evidence lacking for HCC screening
By Erik L. Ridley
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic liver disease can detect early-stage cancer, but it's unclear whether systematic screening would yield a survival advantage over clinical diagnosis, according to an analysis published on Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
June 17, 2014
SVU hires past president for new role
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) has hired past president Franklin West as director of practice support, compliance, and health policy.
June 16, 2014
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