Ultrasound: Page 261

Trial evaluates MRgFUS for treating Parkinson's disease
By Erik L. Ridley
Surgery can sometimes help patients with their Parkinson's disease symptoms when medications are ineffective. But could transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) offer a better and more noninvasive treatment alternative? Researchers at the University of Virginia are taking the first step toward answering that question.
October 31, 2012
Breast tumor tagging may reduce repeat US-guided surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have developed a method for tagging breast tumors that may reduce the need for follow-up surgery.
October 28, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
October 25, 2012
Imaging shows COPD patients' risk for carotid plaque
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch researchers have found that older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk for carotid artery plaque formation and for the presence of vulnerable plaques with a lipid core, according to a study in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
October 25, 2012
Digisonics awarded NH contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has taken an order for its structured reporting software for ob/gyn studies from Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH.
October 25, 2012
Vida Systems launches virtual echo training program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vida Systems has launched its first product, VidaEcho, a software platform designed to teach the mechanics of echocardiography before a practitioner evaluates his or her first patient.
October 23, 2012
Trainees may hinder endobronchial ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Having a trainee present during endobronchial ultrasound procedures may lead to increased procedure time and complications, according to research presented at this week's Chest 2012 meeting in Atlanta.
October 23, 2012
Medipattern touts 3D ultrasound study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medipattern said that a study being presented this weekend at the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound annual meeting found a strong correlation between its Visualize:Vascular 3D luminal ultrasound visualization technology and MR angiography.
October 22, 2012
Imorgon partners with ClickView
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Imorgon has formed a strategic partnership with ultrasound structured reporting software developer ClickView.
October 22, 2012
Quantason lands $3M investment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Quantason said it has landed $3.2 million in funding from a group of investors.
October 22, 2012
InSightec gets FDA nod for bone metastases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its ExAblate MRI-guided focused-ultrasound system to treat pain from bone metastases in patients who do not respond to or cannot undergo radiation therapy.
October 21, 2012
Training improves critical care ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A dedicated critical care ultrasound training program could yield significant improvements in knowledge and image acquisition skills for fellows, researchers from the University of North Carolina have found.
October 21, 2012
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