Ultrasound: Page 352

IVUS finds similar antiatherosclerotic effects for two diabetes drugs

By Edward Susman

NEW ORLEANS - An intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided clinical trial determined that while atheroma volume in the coronary arteries regressed with rosiglitazone (Avandia) and increased with the sulfonyurea glipizide, the difference failed to reach statistical significance.

November 13, 2008

BK Medical launches intraoperative transducer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Analogic subsidiary BK Medical has released a new compact surgical transducer.

November 12, 2008

Digisonics adds to client list

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has added two new customers to its stable.

November 12, 2008

Overweight kids have worse cardiac ventricular function

By Charlene Laino

NEW ORLEANS - Using a speckle tracking-based analysis tool that can analyze 2D data from ultrasound scanners, Australian researchers have shown that overweight and obese children have worse left ventricular function than their normal-weight counterparts, according to research presented at this week's American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.

November 12, 2008

Biosound Esaote debuts new MyLab units

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound vendor Biosound Esaote has introduced its MyLab25 Gold and MyLab30 Gold ultrasound systems.

November 12, 2008

Ultrasound shows advanced vascular age of obese children

By Charlene Laino

NEW ORLEANS - Using carotid artery ultrasound with a high-resolution probe, researchers have found that vascular age is advanced in children who are obese or who have unfavorable lipid profiles, according to a report at this week's American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.

November 11, 2008

Imaging studies seen as a better way to predict cardiac events

By Edward Susman

NEW ORLEANS - Imaging techniques such as ultrasound carotid intima-media thickness measurements and CT coronary artery calcium scans may be superior to traditional risk assessment techniques for predicting cardiac events, according to a session at the 2008 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.

November 11, 2008

Toshiba gets 4D ultrasound sale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has sold a Toshiba Aplio Artida 4D ultrasound system to the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in Klamath Falls.

November 11, 2008

GE debuts women's reproductive assessment software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has introduced SonoAVCfollicle software for its Voluson i ultrasound platform at this week's annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in San Francisco.

November 10, 2008

ASE issues echocardiography contrast consensus statement

By Erik L. Ridley

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a consensus statement on the clinical applications of echocardiography contrast agents. Among other guidance, the statement provides details on how and when contrast agents should be used and also reviews the roles of physicians, sonographers, and nurses.

November 10, 2008

GE launches Vivid E9 cardiac scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare is launching a pair of new echocardiography scanners at next week's American Heart Association (AHA) meeting, including a new system optimized for 4D cardiac scanning.

November 6, 2008

Hologic nets CE Mark for Celero

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic has received CE Mark approval for its Celero vacuum-assisted spring-loaded core biopsy device.

November 5, 2008

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