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MRI volume navigation adds accuracy to second-look breast ultrasound
By Brian Casey
Sunday, November 29 | 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | LL-BR4062-B07 | Lakeside Learning CenterSecond-look ultrasound has become a useful technique for gaining additional information on lesions first identified on breast MRI scans. In this Sunday afternoon presentation, Italian researchers go a step further by adding a magnetic-based volume navigation system that enables the fusion of breast ultrasound and MRI scans.
November 10, 2009
Ultrasound elastography falls short in reducing breast biopsies
By Brian Casey
Sunday, November 29 | 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | LL-BR4058-B03 | Lakeside Learning CenterUltrasound elastography is a promising technique for a number of applications, one of which could be reducing the number of unnecessary breast biopsies by enabling clinicians to characterize suspicious tissue. However, Korean researchers on Sunday will discuss how they found that elastography fell short for this application.
November 10, 2009
Road to RSNA 2009: Ultrasound Preview
By Brian Casey
November 10, 2009
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CIVCO debuts Toshiba-compatible needle
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CIVCO Medical Solutions has released a new disposable endocavity needle guidance system for use with the PVT-681MV transducer from Toshiba America Medical Systems.
November 9, 2009
SonoSite expands iPhone app
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has expanded its SonoAccess iPhone application.
November 9, 2009
MedPro buys MC Ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound dealer MedPro Imaging has acquired MC Ultrasound, a provider of ultrasound staffing and services in the Chicago area.
November 9, 2009
Sony to launch ultrasound printer at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sony Electronics plans to launch a new compact color ultrasound printer at the upcoming RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 5, 2009
Digisonics touts upgrades to installed systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has reported the sales of additional licenses at one clinical site and upgrades to an existing system at another.
November 5, 2009
Automated segmentation could improve fetal heart echo
By Eric Barnes
A new method of segmenting the fetal heart with echocardiography could improve the evaluation of congenital heart defects compared to the time-consuming manual segmentation in use today, according to researchers from the U.K.
November 5, 2009
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GE inks European Vscan evaluation deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has announced that it is entering into agreements in Spain and Italy to evaluate its Vscan pocket-sized ultrasound scanner in the clinical setting.
November 4, 2009
Medicare cuts also hit cardiac imaging; reducing unneeded DVT ultrasounds
By Brian Casey
November 4, 2009
CMS cuts SPECT MPI payments 36%, sets CCTA rates
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac imaging is scheduled for reimbursement cuts -- including a 36% hack at SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) -- under the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2010. On the plus side, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also published base rates for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and increased cardiac PET reimbursement by about 17%.
November 4, 2009
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