Ultrasound: Page 387

U.S. contrast market set to double by 2013
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. market for medical imaging contrast media, which produced $1.57 billion sales in 2006, is expected to nearly double to $2.94 billion by 2013, according to a recent study by market research firm Bio-Tech Systems.
March 21, 2007
Medipattern integrates B-CAD with Sectra
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern of Toronto has integrated its B-CAD application with Swedish technology developer Sectra's breast imaging workstation.
March 21, 2007
Misonix reports HIFU kidney trial success
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix said that results for the firm's Sonatherm 600 high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) clinical trials for kidney cancer were promising.
March 21, 2007
Biosound Esaote readies ACC introductions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Biosound Esaote will be debuting two systems at the upcoming annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
March 19, 2007
ContextVision releases new US software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has released GOPView USXi, new software for enhancing digital ultrasound images.
March 19, 2007
AIUM news: How keepsake ultrasound sites get it right
By Brian Casey
March 19, 2007
Fetal entertainment ultrasounds draw patient interest
By Erik L. Ridley
NEW YORK CITY - The increasing prevalence of fetal entertainment ultrasound studies has attracted concern over the possible misuse of scans performed for nonmedical purposes. But, at least in the experience of a research team from Salt Lake City, patients receiving these scans seem to be aware of their limitations and view them as an adjunct to their medical ultrasound exam.
March 19, 2007
Patients may misperceive sensitivity of second-trimester ultrasound
By Erik L. Ridley
NEW YORK CITY - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that 68% of women who gave birth in 2002 received an ultrasound exam at some point in their pregnancy. But many women may also not grasp the limitations of second-trimester ultrasound exams, according to research from Stanford University in Stanford, CA, and Northwestern University in Chicago.
March 18, 2007
DTHI boosts US performance in hepatic imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
NEW YORK CITY - A new dual-frequency nonlinear imaging mode called differential tissue harmonic imaging (DTHI) offers improvements over tissue harmonic imaging (THI) and fundamental ultrasound for hepatic applications, according to researchers from the U.S. and Taiwan. Dr. Flemming Forsberg presented the team's research Friday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting.
March 15, 2007
GE rolls out ViewPoint 2007 at AIUM show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., plans to use this week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting to introduce ViewPoint 2007, the newest version of its ViewPoint data management product for ob/gyn practices, vascular labs, and diagnostic ultrasound users.
March 14, 2007
Zonare files counterclaim against SonoSite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems has filed a patent infringement counterclaim against SonoSite.
March 14, 2007
Sonography expands its role in evaluating nipple discharge
By Shalmali Pal
KEY LARGO, FL - Ultrasound can be used as a first-line imaging tool for diagnosing papillomas and other benign breast disorders, allowing clinicians to skip the more invasive galactography exam. But using ultrasound successfully to assess nipple discharge requires the right skill set, according to a presentation Tuesday at the Breast Course 2007.
March 13, 2007
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