Ultrasound: Page 402

Philips contributes to AHFS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems said that it will be providing its PageWriter ECG cardiograph and an iE33 echocardiography ultrasound system for use in a cardiac screening program of Loyola Marymount University student athletes as part of the A Heart for Sports (AHFS) program.
September 25, 2006
RCT gets another tissue harmonics patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A technology investment firm received a patent this month on technology that it says is at the heart of ultrasound tissue harmonic imaging (THI).
September 25, 2006
Acusphere names Jaffe as VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has selected Dr. Jonathan Jaffe as its vice president of medical affairs.
September 20, 2006
NASA using Philips 3D ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems said that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using its iE33 echocardiography system and QLAB quantification software to evaluate the effects of space flight on the hearts of Space Shuttle astronauts.
September 17, 2006
Part II: Choosing between MR and US in musculoskeletal imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
In Part I of this article, Dr. Levon Nazarian, a professor and vice chairman of education at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) Hospital in Philadelphia, focused on picking the right modality for imaging the upper extremities. The second part of his talk highlights exams of the hip, knee, ankle, and foot. As with the upper body, the choice of modality for musculoskeletal imaging should be undertaken with care.
September 14, 2006
Philips adds Ambient Experience install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has completed installation of its Ambient Experience CT Suite with a 64-slice CT scanner at Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville, TN.
September 12, 2006
Zonare signs Montefiore
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Zonare Medical Systems has installed two of its z.one ultrasound systems at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
September 12, 2006
Ultrasound screening reveals unknown cardiovascular risk in women
By Edward Susman
Sonographic screening can correctly identify women who may be at risk of heart disease or stroke, especially when traditional risk assessment methods fall short, according to a presentation at the 2006 European Society of Cardiology's World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain.
September 11, 2006
Part I: Choosing between MR and US in musculoskeletal imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
In musculoskeletal imaging, the modality of choice isn’t always readily apparent. To help, Dr. Levon Nazarian, a professor and vice chairman of education at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) Hospital in Philadelphia, led an analysis of the existing literature and presented the findings at the 2006 Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference in Atlantic City.
September 6, 2006
US, MR spot life-threatening abdominal pregnancy before it's too late
By Shalmali Pal
Intra-abdominal pregnancy is rare, but when it does occur, pinpointing it can be a complex process. Two case reports offer details on the role of imaging in making this difficult diagnosis. First, clinicians in Thailand describe a case of a uterocutaneous fistula that occurred after the placenta was left in a term abdominal pregnancy. In the second, clinicians in India report how MRI and ultrasound helped them diagnose an extrauterine pregnancy in a woman with a history of gynecological problems.
September 6, 2006
Multislice CT almost as good as IVUS in acute coronary syndromes
By Edward Susman
BARCELONA - In the early stage of acute coronary syndrome, 16-slice multidetector-row CT can locate the culprit lesion, according to a presentation this week at the European Society of Cardiology's World Congress of Cardiology. Researchers from University Hospital in Bordeaux, France compared 16-slice CT to 40-MHz catheter-based intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).
September 5, 2006
SonoSite names Willis as VP
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has appointed David Willis as its vice president of competitive strategy and innovation.
August 30, 2006
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