Ultrasound: Page 280

Shear-wave elastography shows promise in liver fibrosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 1 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSQ03-05 | Room E353AAn Italian team believes that real-time shear-wave elastography can improve upon the limitations of transient elastography in detecting liver fibrosis.
November 13, 2011
US insufficient to evaluate hepatic steatosis in obese adolescents
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 1 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSQ15-01 | Room S102DA Dutch team has found that while ultrasound has good sensitivity and specificity for finding hepatic steatosis in obese adolescents, it does not have acceptable positive post-test probability.
November 13, 2011
Stenosis index bolsters US evaluation of hepatic allografts
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, November 30 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM06-05 | Room E350In this Wednesday afternoon session, a University of Washington team will highlight the benefits of a stenosis index for assessing arterial stenosis in hepatic allografts.
November 13, 2011
Ultrasound and Alvarado score may stratify pediatric appendicitis risk
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, November 30 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSK14-03 | Room S102ABIn this presentation, researchers will describe how the combination of focused appendicitis ultrasound and Alvarado score may help diagnose pediatric appendicitis.
November 13, 2011
Ultrasound aids imaging of pediatric pneumonia
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 4:10 p.m.-4:20 p.m. | MSVP32-07 | Room S102ABUltrasound is a useful imaging modality for evaluating childhood pneumonia, a German team has concluded.
November 13, 2011
US elastography shows promise for lateral epicondylitis
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ14-06 | Room E451AA South Korean research team has found that quantitative strain measurements from ultrasound elastography may be helpful in evaluating lateral epicondylitis.
November 13, 2011
Duplex Doppler ultrasound can evaluate pancreas transplants
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ07-06 | Room E353CResearchers in New Orleans have concluded that duplex Doppler ultrasound is a useful tool for monitoring pancreatic allografts.
November 13, 2011
Real-time elastography with in vivo compression performs well
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSG10-06 | Room N229In this Tuesday scientific session, a team from the University of Washington will discuss results from using in vivo compression in real-time thyroid elastography.
November 13, 2011
Ultrasound can detect intrathyroid parathyroid adenomas
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSG10-05 | Room N229In this scientific paper presentation, researchers will share data confirming ultrasound's ability to identify intrathyroid parathyroid adenomas.
November 13, 2011
Compact ultrasound offers best value for low-resource settings
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSG06-04 | Room S102DThis paper presentation will discuss a study that compared the performance of conventional cart-based ultrasound with that of compact ultrasound for facilities with limited access to healthcare resources.
November 13, 2011
Nonvisualized appendix represents low risk for appendicitis
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, November 28 | 10:10 a.m.-10:20 a.m. | MSVE21-07 | Room E353AThere's a very small chance of appendicitis in cases where the appendix can't be viewed on ultrasound, according to a study from the University of Western Ontario.
November 13, 2011
Pelvic US not needed after negative abdominal, pelvic CT in ER
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, November 28 | 10:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m. | MSVE21-06 | Room E353APelvic ultrasound following negative abdominal and pelvic CT exams failed to add diagnostic value in the acute care setting in a study at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Massachusetts.
November 13, 2011
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