Ultrasound: Page 305

Interactive breast ultrasound CAD improves lesion characterization
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 30 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSG01-05 | Room E450AIn this paper presentation, a Canadian research team will share details on why computer-aided detection (CAD) can be a useful adjunctive tool for interpreting breast ultrasound studies.
November 11, 2010
MRI grows as go-to modality after equivocal ultrasound
By Brian Casey
Tuesday, November 30 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG08-03 | Room S402ABIf an abdominal ultrasound is equivocal, which imaging modality are radiologists turning to? Increasingly, the answer to that question is MRI, according to this Tuesday morning presentation by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
November 11, 2010
Targeted breast US identifies cancer BI-RADS 3 lesions found by MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE01-01 | Room E450AUsing targeted ultrasound on breast lesions -- particularly masses -- identified as BI-RADS category 3 by MRI can help identify malignancies, according to researchers from Brown University in Providence, RI.
November 11, 2010
3D/4D ultrasound helps clarify fetal abnormalities
By Brian Casey
Monday, November 29 | 9:20 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | VP21-04 | Room N230Fetal ultrasound with a 3D/4D scanner can produce stunning images, but are they of clinical value? In this Monday morning presentation, Egyptian radiologists will discuss how the technology helped expecting parents understand the nature of anomalies in fetuses.
November 11, 2010
Contrast ultrasound characterizes incidental liver lesions found on CT and MRI
By Brian Casey
Monday, November 29 | 9:05 a.m.-9:15 a.m. | VG21-03 | Room E353AUltrasound scans with a microbubble-based contrast agent can be used to characterize solid focal liver lesions detected as incidental findings on CT and MRI scans, potentially enabling patients to avoid liver biopsies, according to a study from Italy.
November 11, 2010
Contrast ultrasound assesses treatment response in liver cancer
By Brian Casey
Monday, November 29 | 8:55 a.m.-9:05 a.m. | VG21-02 | Room E353AIn this Monday morning presentation, researchers will present a technique using dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound to assess the response to chemotherapy in patients with liver cancer.
November 11, 2010
Ultrasound CAD aids in differential diagnosis of focal liver lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 28 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA21-09 | Room S504ABIn this scientific session, a team from Kumamoto University in Japan will discuss the benefits of computer-aided detection (CAD) in contrast-enhanced ultrasound of focal liver lesions.
November 11, 2010
3D Doppler ultrasound measures cardiac blood volume
By Brian Casey
Sunday, November 28 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA21-06 | Room S504ABIn this paper presentation, researchers from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will discuss their work on using 3D Doppler ultrasound as a more accurate tool for measuring cardiac output.
November 11, 2010
Ultrasound elastography could avoid futile thyroid biopsies
By Brian Casey
Sunday, November 28 | 11:15 a.m.-11:25 a.m. | SSA21-04 | Room S504ABElastography has been drawing interest as a means to use ultrasound to detect pathology by detecting signs of tissue stiffness. In this study, researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle will discuss their method to use elastography on thyroid nodules.
November 11, 2010
Low-frequency ultrasound releases cancer biomarkers
By Brian Casey
Sunday, November 28 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA21-01 | Room S504ABIn this Sunday morning presentation, researchers from Stanford University in Stanford, CA, will demonstrate their use of low-frequency ultrasound to sonicate cells and release blood biomarkers that could improve detection of occult cancers.
November 11, 2010
Univ. of Wash. students win ultrasound grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A team of University of Washington undergraduate students has won a $100,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to test a low-cost ultrasound system in Africa.
November 10, 2010
CT drives imaging growth in emergency departments
By Eric Barnes
Monday, November 29 | 9:05 a.m.-9:15 a.m. | VE21-02 | Room N227Imaging utilization in emergency departments has grown every year from 2000 to 2008 -- but CT is far and away the biggest driver of imaging utilization, according to Vijay Rao, MD, and colleagues from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. And it's mostly radiologists doing it.
November 10, 2010
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