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Toronto Star: Hospitals won't reveal baby's gender on US
By Erik L. Ridley
Whether it's by coincidence or not, six major hospitals in the Toronto metropolitan area that are in or near areas with high concentrations of South Asian immigrants have adopted policies that prohibit sonographers from divulging a baby's gender to expectant mothers, according to a report from the Toronto Star.
April 17, 2012
USHIFU touts Lancet study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer USHIFU is touting study results published online in Lancet Oncology. The results suggest that using HIFU to deliver focal treatment for prostate cancer could provide an alternative to traditional treatment with significantly fewer side effects, according to the company.
April 16, 2012
Breast US: Getting back to basics may be best
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast ultrasound is coming into its own, especially with new attention being paid to dense breast tissue. Specialists have a range of high-tech tools at their disposal, but sometimes getting back to basics may be the best choice, according to an April 13 talk at the National Conference on Breast Cancer.
April 12, 2012
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FDA panel recommends approval for ABUS for breast screening
By Erik L. Ridley
The first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system in breast cancer screening applications moved closer to reality after an FDA panel voted to recommend approval of U-Systems' somo.v system for use in screening of women with dense breasts.
April 10, 2012
MedPro launches veterinary division
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound dealer MedPro Imaging has created a new division for ultrasound products and repair services for the veterinary market.
April 10, 2012
U-Systems awaits FDA panel review of ABUS for screening
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound developer U-Systems hopes Wednesday's meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Radiological Devices Panel will be a big step forward in its bid to be the first vendor to receive approval to market an automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system for screening applications in women with dense breasts.
April 9, 2012
Adding MRI, US to mammo aids cancer detection in dense breasts
By Wayne Forrest
The addition of ultrasound or MRI to annual mammography screening in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in the detection of more breast cancers, according to a study in the April 4 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association.
April 2, 2012
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Gender-selective abortion in Silicon Valley? And, more radiation risk headlines
By Brian Casey
April 2, 2012
Acertara debuts Artis at AIUM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound acoustic measurement and testing firm Acertara Acoustic Laboratories has introduced Artis, an ultrasound measurement tool.
April 2, 2012
AIUM: Keepsake US tied to low birth-gender ratios in Calif.
By Erik L. Ridley
Although a definitive cause-and-effect relationship can't be proved, access to keepsake ultrasound centers continues to be linked with lower numbers of female births among some Asian groups in California, according to a talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
April 2, 2012
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Fuji completes acquisition of SonoSite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare conglomerate Fujifilm Holdings, the parent company of Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, has completed its acquisition of SonoSite, making the handheld-ultrasound firm its wholly owned subsidiary, Fuji reported on March 30.
March 29, 2012
The Practice of Ultrasound: Part 5 -- A previously unreported sign
By Dr. Jason Birnholz
AuntMinnie.com presents the fifth in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of this modality. Can scientific collaboration be updated for the 21st century? Yes, and it's our duty to do so, he says in this most recent article.
March 29, 2012
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