Ultrasound: Page 393

CEUS stars in differentiating PVT in cirrhotic patients
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) shows high sensitivity, accuracy, and specificity for differentiating benign and malignant portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a team of Italian researchers.
December 6, 2006
Inflammatory view: Imaging blind to plaque risk
By Eric Barnes
There is no vulnerable plaque, only the vulnerable patient. Besides, most plaque is extraluminal, though just as deadly, and therefore all but invisible to lumen-based imaging methods. As a result, the vulnerability of patients rests more on the likelihood of plaque rupture than on the risk of occlusive vascular disease, according to a recent talk by Dr. Steven Nissen from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.
December 6, 2006
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Ellex buys Innovative Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Australian firm Ellex Medical Lasers Limited has acquired ophthalmic ultrasound developer Innovative Imaging of Sacramento, CA.
December 3, 2006
Fetal 4D US market grows despite FDA criticism, research finds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
According to a new report by the Millennium Research Group, 4D imaging systems are being increasingly used to view fetal growth by parents, despite criticism by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for using these sytems for this purpose.
November 29, 2006
AIT raises $2.5 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound developer Advanced Imaging Technologies (AIT) of Richland, WA, announced it has raised $2.5 million in series A private equity financing.
November 29, 2006
US-guided percutaneous placement of PBI balloon catheter is safe, efficient
CHICAGO - Data from a small series of patients suggest that percutaneous ultrasound-guided placement of a partial-breast irradiation (PBI) balloon is a safe and efficient option to whole-breast radiation following lumpectomy for treatment of early-stage breast cancer, according to researchers who presented their findings Wednesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2006
Cedara, MIA sign distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software and arterial analysis software firm Medical Imaging Applications (MIA) of Coralville, IA, have signed an exclusive agreement in which Cedara will distribute MIA's vascular software applications to OEMs through its global networks.
November 28, 2006
RSNA 2006
Karen Orozco, RTR, tries out the HAG Capisco ergonomic chair from Biomorph designed to give support in applications such as sonography.
November 28, 2006
Pre-embolization sperm motility predicts fertility after varicocele treatment
CHICAGO - Men who have maintained relatively high sperm motility despite the development of varicoceles may improve fertility by undergoing spermatic vein embolization, according to a team of German interventional radiologists. The researchers used Doppler ultrasound to monitor the treatment results of 223 men who underwent endovascular embolization.
November 28, 2006
Automated breast US proves to be sensitive screening tool in dense breasts
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) can detect new breast lesions as well as confirm findings previously spotted on mammography, according to the phase II results of a screening trial at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. Lead investigator Dr. Stamatia Destounis presented her group's findings Wednesday at the RSNA meeting.
November 28, 2006
Fuji brokers new alliances
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA clinched a number of new alliances this month, including a U.S. distribution agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions.
November 28, 2006
Medipattern reports Q1 results, customizes B-CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software firm Medipattern of Toronto has reported that its newly focused marketing and sales strategy resulted in an increase in revenues and a decrease in losses for the first quarter of the company's 2007 fiscal year.
November 28, 2006
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