Ultrasound: Page 294

BK Medical wins Novation deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
BK Medical has received a three-year contract to supply ultrasound scanners to group purchasing organization Novation.
January 10, 2011
Breast elastography effectively identifies malignancies
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast ultrasound elastography is 12% more sensitive than MR diffusion-weighted imaging in determining malignancy of breast masses assessed as BI-RADS category 4, and it's almost 10% more accurate, according to a new study published in the January American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 10, 2011
SonoSite posts record Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Strong sales in the U.S. market propelled compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite to a 27% revenue increase in its preliminary fourth-quarter results.
January 9, 2011
Hitachi adds financing partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America has signed an exclusive long-term agreement with financing firm Key Equipment Finance.
January 9, 2011
GE brings imaging to Fiesta Bowl title game
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is partnering with the Fiesta Bowl to bring imaging technologies to University of Phoenix Stadium for the Tostitos BCS National Championship college football game January 10 in Glendale, AZ.
January 9, 2011
ASE releases echo lab guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has published recommendations and measurable quality standards for echocardiography laboratories in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
January 5, 2011
MRgFUS system focuses on breast tumors in clinical trials
By Tami Freeman
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is under investigation for treating a range of tumors, including breast cancer. But the breast poses some unique challenges, so researchers in Utah are working to develop a treatment system tailored for breast tumor ablation.
December 26, 2010
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MITA: FDA resumes clearing contrast devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has eased internal rules that had prevented the agency for much of 2010 from clearing medical imaging products designed to work with contrast agents, according to industry trade group Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance.
December 21, 2010
Czech prenatal US screening program improves CHD detection
By Erik L. Ridley
A review of 21 years of experience from the Czech Republic's national prenatal ultrasound screening program found significant and improving antenatal detection of congenital heart disease (CHD). But mortality still remains high, according to the research published in Heart.
December 20, 2010
US CAD boosts differentiation of focal liver lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can enhance the performance of radiologists in characterizing focal liver lesions on contrast-enhanced ultrasound, according to a study by Japanese researchers presented at the recent 2010 RSNA meeting.
December 16, 2010
Report: Samsung takes control of Medison
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics has purchased a controlling stake in Korean ultrasound vendor Medison, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.
December 14, 2010
TechniScan names Pepper as chairman
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound imaging developer TechniScan has appointed imaging industry veteran Joe Pepper, PhD, as chairman of its board of directors.
December 14, 2010
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