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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
Echo functionality grows with processing power
By Eric Barnes
Echocardiography, already the most versatile cardiac imaging tool in the box, is poised to get a lot better in the years to come. Many promising applications -- in transducers, miniaturization, and visualization and quantification of cardiac function -- are already developed and operational. More are on the way.
August 30, 2006
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CEUS boosts percutaneous biopsy accuracy
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) performed before percutaneous biopsy of focal liver lesions can improve the diagnostic accuracy of the procedure, according to research published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 24, 2006
GE, Volcano get 510(k) for integrated DR/US product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) developer Volcano of Rancho Cordova, CA, said that they have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to integrate products.
August 23, 2006
Sonora adds training class
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sonora Medical Systems has launched an ultrasound service training class for Philips Medical Systems' iU22 and iE33 ultrasound scanners. The inaugural course will run November 6-8, according to the Longmont, CO-based firm.
August 21, 2006
GE touts ultrasound growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said that its global ultrasound business produced sales of $671 million in the first half of 2006, up 15% compared with the first half of 2005.
August 21, 2006
MRI, US take on diagnostic challenge of PAI in soccer players
By Shalmali Pal
For soccer players, the ankle is subjected to chronic forces while jumping, running, and kicking. As a result, chronic ankle pain is a common problem. Clinical exams and imaging (x-ray or CT) may or may not tell the whole story in posterior ankle impingement (PAI), which can be serious enough to keep a player off the pitch. Recent studies from Canada and the U.K. have outlined the MR imaging abnormalities that are seen in PAI, as well as the role of ultrasound for guiding therapeutic injections.
August 17, 2006
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Zonare notches Alaska install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Zonare Medical Systems said it has completed installation of its z.one ultrasound system at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
August 16, 2006
Multimodality breast CAD workstation improves diagnostic performance
By Erik L. Ridley
A computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) multimodality workstation can improve the performance of radiologists in differentiating malignant and benign breast lesions on mammography and sonography, according to research published in the August issue of Radiology.
August 16, 2006
InSightec raises $15 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli focused-ultrasound developer InSightec has signed an agreement for an internal round of financing totaling $15 million in convertible notes.
August 9, 2006
Longport begins pilot study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Longport has begun a pilot project designed to explore the cost benefit of using the firm's Episcan I-200 scanner for pressure ulcer detection and prevention.
August 8, 2006
Focus begins phase III trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer Focus Surgery has received a provisional investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, allowing the firm's Sonablate 500 system to be used in a multicenter clinical study.
August 8, 2006
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