Ultrasound: Page 394

SonoSite marks 3,000 shipment for MicroMaxx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, reports that it has shipped over 3,000 MicroMaxx systems to customers worldwide.
November 27, 2006
US elasticity testing could cut breast biopsies by half
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Fifty percent or more of the negative breast cancer biopsies performed in the U.S. might be eliminated using ultrasound "elasticity" testing, according to a preliminary study presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2006
Zonare reaches z.one milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Zonare Medical Systems announced it has reached its 500th worldwide installation of its z.one ultrasound system.
November 27, 2006
Chest physicians promote ultrasound for detecting pleural anomalies
By Edward Susman
Ultrasonography can easily detect various pulmonary conditions with a high degree of accuracy, despite previous reports to the contrary, according to presenters at the Chest 2006 meeting in Salt Lake City.
November 21, 2006
Misonix lands Hungarian HIFU order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix reported that it has signed its first deal to provide high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology in Hungary.
November 15, 2006
Zonare signs Sisters of Mercy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Zonare Medical Systems has signed a contract to provide its z.one ultrasound system to Sisters of Mercy Health System.
November 15, 2006
GE updates Vivid i, lands Centricity deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., announced new features for its Vivid i miniaturized portable echocardiography scanner at this week's American Heart Association meeting in Chicago.
November 15, 2006
Viasys receives 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical technology developer Viasys Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Sonora and Sonora/tek digital transcranial Doppler ultrasound systems.
November 14, 2006
Misonix posts Q1 sales uptick
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix reported an increase in sales revenue and a decrease in net losses for its fiscal 2007 first quarter (end-September 30).
November 13, 2006
Philips debuts 4D transducer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems introduced a 4D cardiac ultrasound transducer for infants and children at this week's 2006 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.
November 13, 2006
US study finds pioglitazone slows carotid thickening in type 2 diabetes
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Using high-resolution B-mode ultrasound, researchers found that the drug pioglitazone helped prevent carotid artery wall thickening in patients with type 2 diabetes better than the comparative drug glimepiride. They presented their findings at this week's American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.
November 12, 2006
I'm the describer! Ultrasound research lacks true weight
By Shalmali Pal
Modern-day ultrasound research relies too heavily on case descriptions and technical details to be of any real value to the medical community, according to Dr. Bruce Hillman, the chairman of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN). Hillman, who is also a professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, suggests ways in which sonography investigators can make their work more relevant.
November 12, 2006
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