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Study shows preabortion ultrasound doesn't often change decisions
By Erik L. Ridley
Although many abortion opponents believe that women who view ultrasound scans of their fetuses will cancel their decision to pursue abortions, a new study in Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests the impact of the scans may be limited.
January 13, 2014
AJR: Using ultrasound 1st for appendicitis saves money
By Kate Madden Yee
Using ultrasound as a first-line evaluation tool for patients suspected of having appendicitis -- and sending equivocal cases on to CT -- reduces radiation dose and saves healthcare dollars compared with a CT-only protocol, according to a new study in the January American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 13, 2014
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FDA clears Delphinus breast US tomography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Delphinus Medical Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its SoftVue whole-breast ultrasound tomography system.
January 7, 2014
Digisonics nets 2 new customers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digisonics has received orders from Premier Medical Clinics in Flint, MI, and Advocate Dreyer Clinic in St. Charles, IL.
January 7, 2014
SDMS names Mary Rodriguez as COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) has appointed Mary Rodriguez as its chief operating officer (COO), effective January 1.
December 29, 2013
Rads equally comfortable with handheld, whole-breast US
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists show equal confidence in visualizing suspicious masses with automated and handheld breast ultrasound, which could decrease the amount of handheld imaging used in diagnostic clinics, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2013 meeting.
December 29, 2013
Sonographers can reliably handle screening breast US
By Erik L. Ridley
For screening breast ultrasound studies, can sonographers deliver a performance comparable to that of radiologists? Turns out they can, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2013 meeting in Chicago.
December 19, 2013
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
December 15, 2013
MedaPhor to aid Rwanda, Dominican Republic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. ultrasound training developer MedaPhor is working to boost ultrasound skills education in Rwanda and the Dominican Republic.
December 15, 2013
EuroEcho: Echo finds cardiac issues in athletes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Echocardiography with conventional M-mode and 2D modalities is a cost-effective way to screen athletes for previously undiscovered cardiac problems, according to research presented Friday at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 in Istanbul.
December 15, 2013
EuroEcho: Imaging essential to heart disease diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease would be impossible without imaging, according to comments from Gilbert Habib, president-elect of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 in Istanbul.
December 15, 2013
In a pinch, sonographers can handle emergency abdominal US
By Erik L. Ridley
When radiologists are unavailable to provide final reports in a timely fashion, sonographers are capable of providing interpretations of abdominal ultrasound studies in an emergency setting, according to Australian research published online in Radiography.
December 12, 2013
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