Ultrasound: Page 389

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
SonoSite broadens SonoMB
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has extended the use of its SonoMB imaging technology to its MicroMaxx curved-array probes.
June 12, 2007
Acusphere to raise $20 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere said it intends to raise $20 million in a "registered direct" stock offering to institutional investors.
June 12, 2007
GE launches US data management
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has launched a new ultrasound data management system for vascular labs.
June 12, 2007
ContextVision signs OEM contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has signed three long-term North American OEM agreements for its GOPView image enhancement software.
June 11, 2007
GE inks deal with International Aid
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed an agreement with global humanitarian agency International Aid covering the distribution of medical equipment to communities in developing countries.
June 11, 2007
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
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