Ultrasound: Page 353

Philips debuts new ultrasound scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has introduced HD9, an ultrasound system targeted at women's health applications.

January 25, 2009

BK Medical debuts new ultrasound unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Analogic subsidiary BK Medical has launched Pro Focus UltraView, a color ultrasound system designed for surgical and urological ultrasound applications.

January 21, 2009

Acusphere reports positive Imagify results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Acusphere said that its Imagify echocardiography contrast agent was found to be well tolerated in newly published research, along with offering comparable diagnostic performance to nuclear imaging.

January 21, 2009

Emageon awarded Washington contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image management firm Emageon has received a five-year contract from MultiCare Health System for its HeartSuite Vericis cardiology software and related products.

January 20, 2009

Is radiology losing control of MSK ultrasound?

By Brian Casey

January 19, 2009

Radiology faces declining share of musculoskeletal ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

The future is now for musculoskeletal ultrasound, owing to its cost-effectiveness for diagnosis as well as guidance of interventional procedures. But radiologists are losing control of the modality, according to research from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

January 19, 2009

Digisonics takes more orders

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has been selected by Goshen General Hospital in Goshen, IN, to install its DigiView image management and reporting system for clinical reporting.

January 18, 2009

Ultrasound screens for pancreatic cancer in high-risk populations

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - Ultrasound detected small pancreatic cancers even CT and MRI couldn't visualize in a novel Dutch screening program aimed at high-risk patients with a family history of the disease. The researchers hope to transform their pilot study into a multicenter trial aimed at finding pancreatic cancer in high-risk patients while it's still resectable.

January 18, 2009

EUS screening

At EUS screening, solid cystic lesion (IPMN) is seen in the tail of the pancreas; patient has a BRCA1 mutation. Video courtesy of Dr. Jan-Werner Poley.

January 15, 2009

EUS screening

At EUS screening, 27-mm adenocarcinoma can be seen in the tail of the pancreas near the splenic artery and vein. All videos courtesy of Dr. Jan-Werner Poley.

January 15, 2009

Mindray preps for new releases

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Chinese medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International expects to launch seven to nine new products in 2009.

January 15, 2009

Ultrasound elastography shows strength for diagnosing rotator cuff tears

By Erik L. Ridley

Ultrasound elastography can be a sensitive means of diagnosing rotator cuff tears in patients with painful shoulders, according to research from Alfa Scan Radiology Center in Giza, Egypt. The research team sought to assess real-time ultrasound elastography for evaluating the supraspinatus tendon, studying 20 healthy volunteers and 40 patients presenting with shoulder pain.

January 14, 2009

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