Ultrasound: Page 376

Philips launches new fetal-maternal ultrasound monitors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare of Andover, MA, has released two new fetal-maternal ultrasound monitors, the company reported.
January 30, 2008
B-K Medical, AMD debut prostate US tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic subsidiary B-K Medical of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Advanced Medical Diagnostics of Waterloo, Belgium, have teamed up to introduce the Belgium-based firm HistoScanning tissue characterization technology for use in the prostate.
January 27, 2008
Breast sonoelastography aids in evaluating breast lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
Real-time breast sonoelastography supports other imaging modalities in the evaluation of breast lesions, and shows promise for reducing biopsy rates, according to results from an Italian multicenter study. Researchers performed high-resolution ultrasound and sonoelastography on 784 women with a total of 874 lesions.
January 27, 2008
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
January 22, 2008
Zonare takes z.one on a cruise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems has installed its z.one ultrasound system on the U.S.S. Amsterdam, a Holland America Line flagship that recently embarked on a 114-day world cruise.
January 20, 2008
Acusphere gets Nasdaq warning letter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has received a letter from the Nasdaq stock market notifying the Watertown, MA, firm that it has fallen out of compliance with exchange listing requirements.
January 13, 2008
SonoSite expects higher Q4 sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite said it expects to report revenue growth of 20% for both the fourth quarter and full fiscal 2007 (end-December 31).
January 6, 2008
Biosound Esaote to license RCT harmonic patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Biosound Esaote of Indianapolis has secured a nonexclusive license for patents that cover ultrasound tissue harmonic imaging (THI), the company reported.
January 2, 2008
Backers of echo contrast lobby against FDA warning
By Brian Casey
January 2, 2008
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.
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