Ultrasound: Page 291

Cook touts multicenter biopsy study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook Medical is touting a study that suggests a new large-core biopsy needle used with an endoscopic ultrasound scope can aid pathologists in diagnosing multiple types of cancers in various target tissues with a high degree of accuracy.
June 6, 2011
MRI with transrectal US improves prostate cancer diagnosis
By Wayne Forrest
A technique in which MRI scans are fused with transrectal ultrasound images to guide biopsies may replace systematic biopsies to improve diagnoses for patients with prostate cancer, as well as aid those with a small amount of low-grade cancer undergoing surveillance.
June 6, 2011
MedPro adds 4D transducer repair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound dealer MedPro Imaging announced that its Advanced Probe Repair Division has added 4D transducer repair capabilities at its Longmont, CO, facility.
June 6, 2011
Ovarian cancer screening doesn't reduce death rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Ovarian cancer screening including transvaginal ultrasound doesn't appear to reduce the risk of death, according to a study to be published online June 8 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study will also be presented at this week's American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.
June 4, 2011
Focused US group awards $2M in grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Research awards from the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation have exceeded $2 million, while funding applications continue to increase in recent months.
May 31, 2011
The Practice of Ultrasound: Part 1 -- Exam scope
By Dr. Jason Birnholz
AuntMinnie.com presents the first in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, an ultrasound veteran with more than 40 years of experience in this field.
May 26, 2011
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GE partners with MIT for ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create a Medical Electronic Device Realization Center at MIT.
May 24, 2011
Real-time elastography can clear hepatic ascites hurdle
By Erik L. Ridley
In contrast to transient elastography methods, real-time elastography can reliably measure liver stiffness in patients with ascites, according to research published in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 24, 2011
Year in Malawi brings challenges, rewards for radiologist
By Rosemary Frei
When Dr. Josée Sarrazin moved to Malawi in 2009 to work alongside the sole permanent radiologist in the country of 14 million people, some of her colleagues questioned her judgment.
May 23, 2011
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U-Systems debuts transducer technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Automated breast ultrasound firm U-Systems has launched its new Reverse-Curve Crystal (RCC) transducer technology.
May 18, 2011
Siemens teams with pharmacy college
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is helping the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences launch its bachelor of science and postbaccalaureate sonography programs in both general diagnostic medical sonography and cardiovascular medical sonography.
May 17, 2011
US may avoid voiding cystourethrography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound may obviate the need for voiding cystourethrography in some infants and young children with urinary tract infection, according to a study in the May issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
May 13, 2011
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