Ultrasound: Page 226

NEJM editorial examines proliferation of point-of-care US

By Erik L. Ridley

Broader training and thorough assessment of the benefits of point-of-care ultrasound are required before the technology can replace the stethoscope in physical examinations, according to an editorial published March 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

March 23, 2014

U.S. radiologists return to Haiti

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

For the third year in a row, U.S. radiologists will gather in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to provide a series of lectures and hands-on training in ultrasound.

March 19, 2014

MRI provides alternative to CT, US for pediatric appendicitis

By Wayne Forrest

MRI without contrast provides "high diagnostic performance" for suspected pediatric appendicitis and has "substantial" agreement with ultrasound in positive appendicitis cases, indicating that it could be an alternative to both ultrasound and CT for this application, according to a study published online March 17 in Radiology.

March 19, 2014

Ultrasound spots respiratory risk in pregnant women

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A lung ultrasound can help doctors quickly assess if a pregnant woman with pre-eclampsia is at risk for respiratory failure, according to research published in the April issue of Anesthesiology.

March 18, 2014

Hitachi Aloka makes ECR launch of Arietta scanners

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi Aloka Medical launched its new Arietta line of ultrasound scanners at this week's ECR 2014.

March 11, 2014

Samsung debuts ultrasound scanner at ECR 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Samsung introduced a new premium radiology ultrasound scanner this week at ECR 2014, as well as a new floor-mounted digital radiography (DR) system.

March 11, 2014

Operator dependency remains a concern for US elastography

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Deep concerns persist over the operator dependency of ultrasound elastography, judged on a heated discussion during the Special Focus session about imaging thyroid nodules on Sunday at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Zonare launches transducer at ECR 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Zonare launched a new high-frequency transducer this week at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Multimodality vendors launch scanners at ECR 2014

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - In the past, ECR languished in the shadow of Chicago's RSNA show when it came to new product introductions. But ECR is slowly coming into its own, as indicated by new product launches from the major multimodality companies at this week's congress.

March 8, 2014

Ultrasound offers answers in tumor therapy evaluation

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - A multicenter study of 500 patients using dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound nudges radiologists further toward standardization in functional evaluation of tumor perfusion, which until recently was lacking in the toolkit of oncologic imaging specialists, French researchers reported at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

Nipple problems, automated breast US come under intense scrutiny

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - A presentation at Thursday's breast ultrasound course at ECR 2014 aims to answer questions surrounding the nipple and areolar area and will also provide an update on developments within breast ultrasound.

March 5, 2014

Practice of Ultrasound: Part 14 -- Transparently retasking

By Dr. Jason Birnholz

AuntMinnie.com presents the latest in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of the modality. In this installment, he discusses the value of ultrasound's past and the challenges of interspecialty distrust.

February 26, 2014

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