Ultrasound: Page 419

Philips launches new PET/CT product, ultrasound upgrades at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VIENNA - Multimodality developer Philips Medical Systems unveiled a new PET/CT and a new ultrasound system at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) this week.
March 5, 2006
MDCT, MRI, TTE, TEE compared for aortic valve measurement
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - MDCT and MRI are emerging as powerful noninvasive cardiac imaging alternatives, but can they accurately estimate valvular morphology and function? The preliminary answer is yes for both modalities, according to a Belgian study that compared MDCT and MRI to transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TTE and TEE) for estimating aortic valve area in normal and stenotic valves.
March 4, 2006
Zonare signs Schoelgens
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems has appointed Cornel Schoelgens as managing director Europe.
March 1, 2006
Esaote sales climb in 2005
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote reported preliminary 2005 consolidated sales of 249 million euros ($295.8 million U.S.), up 4% compared with 2004 consolidated sales.
March 1, 2006
U-Systems scores sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound developer U-Systems has received an order for its SomoVu automated breast ultrasound system from Pueblo Radiology Medical Group in Santa Barbara, CA.
March 1, 2006
Esaote debuts new ultrasound scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote is introducing its MyLab20 XVision ultrasound system at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
February 28, 2006
Siemens, Haifu collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and Chongqing Haifu Technology of Chongqing, China, have partnered to develop an MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system.
February 27, 2006
Point Biomedical agent accepted for FDA review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Point Biomedical said that the Food and Drug Administration has accepted its new drug application (NDA) for review of the firm's Cardiosphere myocardial perfusion agent.
February 27, 2006
Viewpoint: 2D and Doppler echo spot diastolic heart failure
By Eric Barnes
Heart failure due to diastolic dysfunction is the most common cause of heart failure in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). But what is the best method of diagnosis? The authors of a recent editorial in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology refute a previously stated view that diagnostic heart failure (DHF) cannot readily be diagnosed by echocardiography.
February 27, 2006
Sonora debuts transducer testing device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sonora Medical Systems has introduced the Nickel, a diagnostic ultrasound transducer testing device.
February 22, 2006
VisualSonics taps Lindner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Microimaging ultrasound developer VisualSonics has named Dr. Jonathan Lindner as chief molecular advisor.
February 22, 2006
NAS receives Chinese clearance for IGRT device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) has received regulatory approval from the People's Republic of China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to sell its BAT SXi, an ultrasound-based localization system used to view cancerous tumors prior to the delivery of radiation therapy.
February 20, 2006
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