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Giant virtual reality chamber boosts 3D echo accuracy
By Eric Barnes
Have you ever diagnosed a three-foot-tall 3D heart? Talk about cardiomegaly. Researchers from the Netherlands who survived the experience found they could diagnose valve defects that went unnoticed in a standard 2D exam. At the 2007 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting in Berlin, Anton Koning, Ph.D., from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam discussed how 3D visualizes complex pathology of the heart and how image display can be improved with different kinds of VR (virtual reality) systems.
August 1, 2007
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SonoSite posts rise in Q2 sales, income
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite reported strong growth in sales and net income for the company's second quarter (end-June 30).
July 30, 2007
SonoSite buys LumenVu
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has acquired LumenVu, a privately held company in Philadelphia that has developed a new technology for improving the accuracy of catheter placement.
July 30, 2007
Emergency bedside US may not rule out appendicitis
By Erik L. Ridley
While it does offer fairly high specificity, bedside ultrasound for appendicitis (BUSA) by emergency physicians can't be relied upon to diagnose acute cases, according to researchers from the University of California - Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA.
July 29, 2007
Chindex to supply Siemens US to Chinese army
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
International equipment distributor Chindex International has been awarded a contract to supply the Chinese military with ultrasound scanners from Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA.
July 26, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
July 24, 2007
SVS launches Mitsubishi printers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical video products distributor Scientific Vision Systems (SVS) of Carlsbad, CA, has begun U.S. sales of two new medical printers from Mitsubishi Medical Imaging for ultrasound and endoscopy applications.
July 22, 2007
Patient particulars, subtle clues steer cerebrovascular exam decisions
By Eric Barnes
With cerebrovascular imaging, choosing an exam modality such as CT angiography (CTA), MR angiography (MRA), ultrasound, or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) may hinge on a patient's age, sex, medical history -- or when all else fails, a hunch.
July 22, 2007
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FAST exam views offer various challenges
By Erik L. Ridley
Some views of the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam are more difficult to acquire and interpret than others, according to researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. The team performed a retrospective review of all FAST exams performed by emergency medicine and attending physicians at its institution from August 2004 to July 2005.
July 19, 2007
SonoSite completes $200 million offering of notes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has closed its offering of $200 million in convertible senior notes.
July 16, 2007
CIVCO debuts new needle guidance units
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions has debuted three needle guidance systems for use with Ultrasonix Medical transducers.
July 10, 2007
SonoSite to raise $150 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, plans to offer $150 million in convertible senior notes, due 2014.
July 10, 2007
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