Ultrasound: Page 243

Toshiba brings new cardiac US offerings to ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems is debuting its Aplio 500 CV and Aplio 300 CV ultrasound systems at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in San Francisco.
March 7, 2013
Zonare expands ZS3 ultrasound system shipments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems has expanded commercial shipments of its new ZS3 ultrasound system worldwide.
March 6, 2013
Siemens gets FDA OK, will show products at ACC 2013
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Artis Q and Artis Q.zen angiography system product lines.
March 6, 2013
Breast cancer screening in Austria: A new approach to early detection
By Dr. Oswald Graf
VIENNA - With the exception of some local pilot projects, early breast cancer detection in Austria has depended upon opportunistic breast cancer screening in individual radiology practices. But in October, organized mammography screening will be introduced, utilizing the robust existing infrastructure of local radiology practices. Performing screening exams in locations all over the country should help achieve high rates of participation.
March 6, 2013
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US elastography, contrast-enhanced mammography, MR spectroscopy: Which offers the most promise?
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Mammography is an imperfect modality, so it makes sense that radiologists are on the lookout for something better, or at least something to supplement the technique. Thursday's refresher course covers functional imaging of the breast and goes into detail about ultrasound elastography, contrast-enhanced mammography, and MRI diffusion, perfusion, and spectroscopy, which may supplement mammography or replace it altogether.
March 6, 2013
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FDA clears Philips' live image-guidance tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its EchoNavigator live image-guidance tool.
March 4, 2013
Cephasonics debuts new US research systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology and subsystems developer Cephasonics is entering the ultrasound research market with the introduction of the cQuest Griffin and cQuest Firebird research scanners.
February 28, 2013
Ultrasound spots lung congestion in dialysis patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lung ultrasound is capable of discovering asymptomatic lung congestion in dialysis patients, and these findings can predict risk of premature death or heart attacks or other cardiac events, according to research published online Thursday in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
February 27, 2013
Ultrasound shows autism risk after birth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Low-birth-weight newborns who have enlarged ventricles on cranial ultrasound images acquired just after birth are seven times more likely to be diagnosed with autism later in life, according to research published online in the Journal of Pediatrics.
February 26, 2013
Signostics inks handheld US deal with Konica Minolta
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Australian handheld ultrasound developer Signostics has launched the second generation of its handheld ultrasound technology, and has signed a distribution deal with Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic for the product.
February 26, 2013
Sonography students level claims against Ill. program
By Cynthia E. Keen
Five students enrolled in the sonography program at the College of DuPage in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, IL, have publicly charged the program's leaders with unethical conduct, including a claim that the program issued grades for a course that allegedly was never held.
February 26, 2013
Longer US surveillance intervals fine for men with small AAAs
By Erik L. Ridley
The majority of men with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) can be followed at longer ultrasound surveillance intervals than are typically used in current AAA screening programs, according to a meta-analysis to be published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 25, 2013
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