Ultrasound: Page 241

New approach may elevate thyroid elastography performance
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound elastography has established a role in breast imaging, and the thyroid is one of the next clinical applications on the horizon. At last week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting, Polish researchers unveiled a new data analysis method that may improve the technique's ability to characterize benign from malignant thyroid nodules.
April 18, 2013
ARRS: Breast US spots missed cancers in dense breasts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Performing screening breast ultrasound after mammography on women with greater than 50% breast density can detect an additional 3.4 cancers or high-risk lesions per 1,000 women screened, according to a large study presented this week at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.
April 17, 2013
SonoSim converts PCs into US trainers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Online medical education provider SonoSim has introduced its SonoSim Personal Solution ultrasound training program.
April 17, 2013
InSightec reports Medicare billing code for MRgFUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a new billing code for MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment of pain palliation of metastatic bone lesions, and has established a Medicare payment rate for hospital outpatient departments.
April 17, 2013
dBMEDx raises funds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer dBMEDx has raised $1.1 million in a second round of capital financing.
April 15, 2013
Echosens gets FDA clearance for FibroScan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology developer Echosens has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its FibroScan ultrasound elastography system.
April 15, 2013
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
April 14, 2013
Practice of Ultrasound: Part 10 -- Trustworthy ultrasound
By Dr. Jason Birnholz
AuntMinnie.com presents the 10th in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of this modality. In this installment, he discusses fetal gender determination and behavior, as well as why withholding information is a violation of trust.
April 14, 2013
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Toshiba brings Smart Fusion to MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said that it's extending its Aplio 500 Smart Fusion ultrasound technology to MRI.
April 10, 2013
Higher credentials needed to change sonographers' image, pay
By Cynthia E. Keen
NEW YORK CITY - To many, sonographers are just ultrasound techs -- with their sophisticated skills underappreciated, undervalued, and underpaid. It's important for the profession to work to make changes. This was the wake-up call delivered during a presentation at this week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual meeting.
April 9, 2013
Quality measure boosts shear-wave elastography performance
By Erik L. Ridley
NEW YORK CITY - The sensitivity of shear-wave breast elastography can be significantly improved by a quality measure that grades the adequacy of the shear wave itself, according to research presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual meeting.
April 8, 2013
Samsung debuts ultrasound unit at AIUM meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Samsung Electronics America has introduced the UGEO H60 ultrasound system to the U.S. market at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting being held in New York City this week.
April 7, 2013
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