Ultrasound: Page 361

FDA formally updates echo contrast black box warning
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has formally released changes first announced in May and June to the black box warning labeling of echocardiography contrast agents.
July 17, 2008
Acusphere gets Nasdaq warning letter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has received a warning letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market regarding its listing on the exchange, according to the Watertown, MA-based firm.
July 14, 2008
GE launches service program for compact ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has introduced a new service program for its Logiq e compact ultrasound units.
July 9, 2008
FDA ultrasound contrast safety meeting sparks discussion, hope for the future
By Erik L. Ridley
Both ultrasound contrast advocates and representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hope the recent Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting on the technology will help to advance the development of the field.
July 9, 2008
Acuson P10 used in remote Kilimanjaro
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare's Acuson P10 ultrasound scanner has been used at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania to perform obstetric scanning during a healthcare link project.
July 8, 2008
Stress echo contrast studies reveal solid safety record
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced stress echocardiography is associated with only a very small risk of major adverse events, with no significant difference in risk between patients receiving and not receiving contrast, according to a retrospective study.
July 8, 2008
USHIFU finalizes Focus buy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer USHIFU has finalized its acquisition of fellow HIFU developer Focus Surgery of Indianapolis.
July 2, 2008
Siemens places first S2000 scanner in U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has installed its Acuson S2000 ultrasound scanner at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow, Scotland.
July 1, 2008
GE to aid in Olympic health
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is working with medical personnel at the Olympics to advance the use of imaging technologies for athletes and the public in Beijing.
July 1, 2008
FDA to review Acusphere's Imagify
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its Imagify new drug application for review.
June 30, 2008
California doc gets jail time for ultrasound Medicare fraud
By Kate Madden Yee
A California physician was sentenced to 30 months in prison for billing Medicare for ultrasound and other exams that weren't needed or weren't performed, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
June 30, 2008
Medison to launch Accuvix V20
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Medison of Cypress, CA, plans a global launch of its new Accuvix V20 scanner in the second half of 2008.
June 26, 2008
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