Ultrasound: Page 244

Rads train military docs in shrapnel removal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A team of radiologists from Children's Radiological Institute is training military physicians on how to remove foreign bodies such as shrapnel under ultrasound guidance.

September 5, 2013

SonaCare names CFO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

High-intensity focused ultrasound developer SonaCare Medical has tapped Vincent (Vinny) Prajka to be its chief financial officer (CFO).

September 5, 2013

Imaging may contribute to excessive thyroid treatment

By Erik L. Ridley

In some countries, thyroid cancer has been one of the fastest-growing diagnoses over the past 30 years. In other nations, however, malignancy rates have remained stable. What's behind the discrepancy? Researchers believe that aggressive use of imaging could be leading to overdiagnosis of thyroid disorders, according to a new analysis in BMJ.

August 27, 2013

AIUM launches medical education portal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has created an online portal to integrate ultrasound into medical school curricula.

August 27, 2013

ASE proposes TEE exam guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists have updated their guidelines for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) exams.

August 26, 2013

Thyroid ultrasound features can guide biopsy decisions

By Erik L. Ridley

Basing a decision to biopsy a thyroid nodule on the presence of certain ultrasound imaging characteristics could reduce unnecessary biopsies by 90%, according to a large study published online August 26 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

August 26, 2013

InSightec lands Health Canada approval

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec has received Health Canada approval for its ExAblate system.

August 21, 2013

Infraredx lands investment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Coronary imaging developer Infraredx has received a $25 million equity investment from Japanese firm Nipro.

August 21, 2013

Ultrasound-detected BI-RADS 3 lesions rarely malignant

By Kate Madden Yee

Breast lesions categorized as "probably benign" on supplemental screening ultrasound are rarely malignant and could be re-evaluated at 12 months rather than six -- reducing patient anxiety, follow-up exams, and unnecessary biopsies, according to a study published online in Radiology.

August 19, 2013

NEJM: MRI-guided HIFU of brain targets tremors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) delivered to the thalamus improved essential tremor in 15 patients, according to a pilot study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

August 15, 2013

Kona Medical appoints new senior VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Therapeutic ultrasound developer Kona Medical has named ultrasound industry veteran Jim Gilmore as senior vice president of research and development.

August 12, 2013

Axess appoints new executive director

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound services firm Axess Ultrasound has named Christine Wright as executive director.

August 5, 2013

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