Ultrasound: Page 380

When the OR and radiology collide, workflow solutions are needed
By Wayne Forrest
PROVIDENCE, RI - It is quite common for a surgeon to seek the counsel of a radiologist during a procedure, but time is money in the OR. Speaking at this week's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting, Dr. Steven Horii of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia discussed how intraoperative imaging can cause havoc for both the surgical and radiology departments, and how to solve workflow bottlenecks.
June 7, 2007
Analogic OKs stock repurchase program, reports Q3 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $60 million of the company's common stock. The program will be funded with the Peabody, MA-based company's available cash; as of May 31, Analogic had 13,997,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
June 7, 2007
Aloka introduces US transmission driving system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Aloka of Wallingford, CT, has released ProSound Alpha 10, which is compatible with ultrasound endoscopes, including a gastrovideoscope manufactured by Olympus Medical Systems.
June 6, 2007
InSightec nabs CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec announced that its ExAblate 2000 system has received the European CE Mark certification for pain palliation of bone metastases.
June 6, 2007
Obesity and prostate cancer: Should imaging have a role in screening?
By Kate Madden Yee
Prostate cancer remains a significant health concern in the U.S., where nearly 235,000 men were diagnosed with the disease last year. Preliminary research in obese men strongly suggests that these patients are susceptible to more aggressive cancers and higher mortality rates, and traditional prostate cancer screening exams are not always accurate in this population. Experts weigh in on whether screening obese patients with imaging would be a better bet.
June 6, 2007
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Misonix reports successful prostate ablation results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix of Farmingdale, NY, said that researchers attending last month's American Urological Association (AUA) meeting in Anaheim, CA, reported positive results with the firm's prostate hemiablation therapy device, SB500.
June 5, 2007
Cook launches new catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Cook Medical has released its Turbo-Flow 8 French double lumen central venous catheter.
June 3, 2007
GE inks deal with I-Flow
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed an agreement with I-Flow of Lake Forest, CA, covering the integration of compact ultrasound technology with anesthesiology devices.
May 31, 2007
Compact ultrasound driving global US market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare providers' affinity for compact ultrasound systems will expand the worldwide market to more than $5 billion in sales by 2008, and the market is expected to reach $5.7 billion by 2010.
May 28, 2007
CMS adds to cardiac ultrasound coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to add Medicare coverage for Doppler monitoring of cardiac output in certain settings.
May 22, 2007
MR signal, nonperfusion drive long-term success of MR-guided focused US therapy
By Shalmali Pal
BERLIN - At least 20% of a uterine fibroid treated with MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy must be properly ablated to achieve long-lasting volume changes, according to Boston researchers who are experienced with the technique. The team presented its work this week at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting.
May 22, 2007
Breast MRI helps guide surgical treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI can help guide surgical treatment in women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer, finding additional tumors and altering treatment in 23% of cases, according to a new study.
May 21, 2007
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