Ultrasound: Page 362

Siemens lands first U.K. order for P50

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has received an order from Royal London Hospital in the U.K. for its Acuson P50 laptop ultrasound system.

June 22, 2008

Philips completes Zambia installation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics, the parent company of Philips Healthcare, has completed the installation phase of a seven-year healthcare infrastructure modernization project in the Republic of Zambia.

June 17, 2008

CIVCO releases head positioner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions has introduced a new patient head support for diagnostic and radiation therapy procedures.

June 17, 2008

Case study: Complete rectus femoris tear in an adolescent soccer player

By Dearbhla O'Dwyer and Dr. Stefano Ciatti

A valuable tool in evaluating rectus femoris tears, ultrasound can be used to assess the size of the rupture, rule out other conditions, allow longitudinal assessment, and eventually guide the evacuation of the hematoma. Sonographer Dearbhla O'Dwyer and Dr. Stefano Ciatti discuss one case of a complete rectus femoris tear in an adolescent soccer player.

June 15, 2008

3D contrast-enhanced transcranial ultrasound shows promise

By Erik L. Ridley

Real-time 3D contrast-enhanced transcranial ultrasound can help visualize major cerebral vascular vessels, according to research published online in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

June 12, 2008

SonoSite adds new transducers to M-Turbo

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compact-ultrasound vendor SonoSite has expanded the features of its M-Turbo system and unveiled four new transducers for anesthesia, surgery, venous access, musculoskeletal, and adult and pediatric cardiology applications.

June 11, 2008

Ultrasonix adds to installed base

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian ultrasound developer Ultrasonix Medical has added Boston IVF to its client list.

June 11, 2008

AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider

By Erik L. Ridley

June 10, 2008

GE revises Optison's prescribing information

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has issued updates to the prescribing information for Optison (perflutren protein-type A microspheres injectable suspension, USP).

June 10, 2008

Ultrasound's accuracy in differentiating thyroid nodules depends on nodule size

By Erik L. Ridley

Certain ultrasound criteria can be useful in distinguishing between malignant and benign thyroid nodules, but their accuracy depends on the size of the tumor, according to a multicenter study published in the June issue of Radiology.

June 10, 2008

Siemens to debut new echo system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare will release its Acuson SC2000 echocardiography system at the annual session of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) in Toronto.

June 9, 2008

Video game technology speeds beating-heart surgery

By Eric Barnes

Intracardiac reconstructive surgery can be used to repair defects in the beating heart while avoiding the need for cardiopulmonary bypass, but progress has been limited by a lack of reliable imaging tools. A new study introduces a solution based on video gaming technology to improve the results of real-time 3D echocardiography.

June 8, 2008

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