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Playing their hearts out: Do young athletes need cardiac screening?
Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in athletes, a segment of the U.S. population that, with their peak conditioning and youthfulness, should be immune to average Joe ailments. While experts agree that the number of field fatalities can be reduced via screening, they argue about whether athletes should be imaged routinely as part of that screening and how.
August 15, 2005
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Italian radiologists identify new US signs for ruptured AAA
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Several previously undescribed sonographic signs indicating ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) were recently identified by Italian radiologists. Their retrospective study indicates that sonography could demonstrate direct and indirect signs of aneurysm rupture and expedite surgery in unstable patients.
August 14, 2005
Sonora receives patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix said that its majority-owned subsidiary Sonora Medical Systems has received the first of three patents for its FirstCall 2000 ultrasound probe-testing device.
August 11, 2005
Practical tips ease 3D/4D ultrasound
By Erik L. Ridley
With experience and proper understanding of pitfalls such as artifacts, users can successfully handle 3D and 4D ultrasound studies, according to Dr. Dolores Pretorius of the 3D US Imaging Group at the University of California, San Diego.
August 11, 2005
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New installs for Zonare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, has landed two new installations for its z.one convertible ultrasound scanner.
August 10, 2005
SonoSite promotes Cox
Compact-ultrasound technology provider SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has promoted Graham Cox to vice president of its international business.
August 10, 2005
Fetal mortality rate stays higher when early heart rates are lower
By N. Shivapriya
The mortality rate in early first-trimester pregnancies with slow fetal heartbeat is relatively high, even in cases in which follow-up ultrasound done within eight weeks shows normal heart rate, according to a retrospective study on the outcome of first-trimester pregnancies.
August 10, 2005
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Radiology Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
August 7, 2005
ImaRx receives $1.1 million grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical developer ImaRx Therapeutics said that it has received a $1.1 million phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
August 1, 2005
Ashva rolls out Imagic 2.0
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Indian medical informatics developer Ashva Technologies has released version 2.0 of its Imagic ultrasound image management and reporting software.
August 1, 2005
SonoSite taps new executives
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has placed two medical device industry veterans in the firm’s executive suites, hiring Thomas J. Dugan as senior vice president of marketing and Robert L. Massa as vice president of corporate accounts.
July 28, 2005
Revenues, losses rise for SonoSite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite reported revenue increases for its 2005 fiscal second quarter (end-June 30) that were tempered by an increase in net losses.
July 28, 2005
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