Ultrasound: Page 381

Philips gets rights to harmonic ultrasound patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patent management firm Research Corporation Technologies (RCT) has granted Royal Philips Electronics and its affiliates (including Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA) a nonexclusive license to ultrasound tissue harmonic imaging (THI) patents owned by RCT.
June 27, 2007
CARS news: Automated device tracking beats conventional CT/US guidance
By Eric Barnes
BERLIN - Automated tracking methods, used to guide biopsy needles, imaging probes, and ablation devices during interventional radiology procedures, have come a long way in a few short years. A presentation Wednesday during the opening day of the 2007 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) conference featured a prototype navigation system that accurately evaluates electromagnetic tracking during soft-tissue ablation and biopsy procedures.
June 27, 2007
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U-Systems adds to coffers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound developer U-Systems has raised $16.5 million in additional venture funding.
June 26, 2007
Medipattern inks partnership with GE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern of Toronto has landed a big fish for its ultrasound CAD software -- GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
June 26, 2007
Medipattern adds B-CAD order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern has installed its B-CAD breast ultrasound CAD offering at Mammography & Ultrasound Specialists in Bellaire, TX.
June 24, 2007
Philips launches 3D TEE probe at ASE show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, launched a new ultrasound probe for 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) at this week's American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) conference in Seattle.
June 21, 2007
CIVCO launches needle guide for Aloka transducer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions of Kalona, IA, has introduced its new disposable needle guide for use with the UST-676LP prostate transducer by Aloka of Wallingford, CT.
June 19, 2007
FAST proves useful as triage tool in wartime
By Erik L. Ridley
Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) exams can serve as a valuable triage tool in multiple casualty incidents (MCIs), according to researchers from Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel. The group retrospectively reviewed the records of 849 patients arriving at the level I trauma center during a one-month period during the Second Lebanon War.
June 19, 2007
CIVCO taps CTO
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions has appointed Geoffrey Dalbow as chief technical officer (CTO).
June 18, 2007
MRgFUS an option for many women seeking less invasive fibroid treatment
By Shalmali Pal
Nearly a quarter of U.S. women suffer from clinically symptomatic uterine fibroids. While treatment options have moved beyond hysterectomy, researchers from New York City asked how many of these women are eligible for a less invasive treatment, such as MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS). A fair number, according to the group, but refining MRgFUS will open it up to a broader patient population.
June 17, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Imaging Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
June 14, 2007
Studies show benefit of ultrasound in cardiac care
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several studies released at this week's American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting show that ultrasound is helpful in detecting various forms of cardiac disease.
June 14, 2007
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