Ultrasound: Page 304

Analogic taps Shaw as VP for BK unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging firm Analogic has appointed ultrasound industry veteran Lars Shaw as vice president of global marketing for its BK Medical ultrasound business.

September 16, 2010

Use of CT grows in children with urolithiasis

By Cynthia E. Keen

Children admitted to U.S. pediatric hospitals with symptoms of urolithiasis are more likely to have a CT scan ordered than an ultrasound exam, even though the latter is the recommended initial procedure, according an article in the October issue of the Journal of Urology.

September 14, 2010

Avanca touts RPD syringe study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Avanca Medical Devices is touting the results of a clinical study that showed enhanced performance of its reciprocating procedure device (RPD) syringe with ultrasound when compared to a regular syringe with ultrasound.

September 13, 2010

U-Systems somo.v nets EU clearance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound developer U-Systems has received approval to market its somo.v automated breast ultrasound system as an adjunct to mammography for screening asymptomatic women for breast cancer in the European Union.

September 12, 2010

Hitachi inks contract, completes install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi Medical Systems America has been awarded the Novation group-buy contract for ultrasound for the rest of 2010.

September 12, 2010

Whole-breast ultrasound tomography shows promise

By Erik L. Ridley

Whole-breast ultrasound tomography has much to offer the world of breast imaging, with resolution approaching that of breast MRI, according to researchers from the Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University in Detroit.

September 12, 2010