Ultrasound: Page 371

Comprehensive musculoskeletal US exam offers most value

By Erik L. Ridley

While a focused musculoskeletal sonographic exam can identify most abnormalities, a protocol-based exam allowed for identification of 98% of symptomatic abnormalities in a recent retrospective study, according to researchers from the University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor.

January 2, 2008

Ultrasound contrast advocates take aim at FDA black box warning

By Cynthia E. Keen

Advocates of ultrasound contrast have launched a grassroots lobbying effort to persuade the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relax its recent black box warning on the use of two echocardiography contrast agents. The group believes the FDA warning was unnecessarily strident given the safety profile of ultrasound contrast, and that the warning could hamstring further clinical use of cardiac ultrasound contrast.

January 2, 2008

RSNA studies advance ultrasound's role in breast cancer detection

By Edward Susman

The preliminary results of the ACRIN 6666 trial show that ultrasound boosts cancer detection but at the risk of a higher false-positive rate. While the trial investigators continue to mine the trial data to find the best place for the modality in a screening setting, other researchers are using advanced imaging technology such as 3D and computer-aided analysis tools with ultrasound to enhance breast imaging.

December 25, 2007

AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider

By Erik L. Ridley

December 20, 2007

RCT issues license to GE

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Patent management firm Research Corporation Technologies (RCT) has granted GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., a nonexclusive license to its ultrasound tissue harmonic imaging (THI) technology patents.

December 17, 2007

SonoSite begins shipping S Series

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite said it has begun worldwide shipments of its S Series ultrasound product line.

December 16, 2007

Elasticity imaging finds breast tumors based on shape, volume

By Edward Susman

Real-time elasticity imaging can improve the characterization of breast lesions while also serving as a tool to determine if biopsy is necessary, according to a multicenter study presented at the 2007 RSNA meeting in Chicago. The investigators presented an update of the results of a 2006 single-center study on breast elasticity imaging.

December 13, 2007

Volcano to buy CardioSpectra

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

With an eye on broadening its presence in the interventional medicine market, intravascular ultrasound developer Volcano has signed an agreement to acquire optical coherence tomography (OCT) developer CardioSpectra of San Antonio for $25 million in cash.

December 12, 2007

GE adds to ultrasound portfolio

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has released new editions of its Logiq e and Logiq Book XP Enhanced compact ultrasound systems as part of its Breakthrough 2008 ultrasound releases.

December 9, 2007

AIUM, ACEP publish FAST guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) have jointly published guidelines covering how to perform focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) examinations.

December 6, 2007

GE licenses fetal ultrasound technique

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare has secured an exclusive license on a technique patented by an Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) obstetrician that can automate the acquisition of ultrasound images used by physicians to diagnose fetal heart defects. GE will use the software in its 3D/4D ultrasound systems.

December 6, 2007

Analogic posts Q1 revenue increases

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging firm Analogic posted higher revenues for its first-quarter financial results.

December 5, 2007

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