Ultrasound: Page 427

OmniSonics names executives
Vascular ultrasound developer OmniSonics Medical Technologies of Wilmington, MA, has named three new executive appointments to its management team.
August 22, 2005
Toshiba debuts Famio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has released Famio, a grayscale, 2D ultrasound scanner designed for the physician office market.
August 21, 2005
CT venography offers DVT alternative to ultrasound in ICU
By Erik L. Ridley
Indirect CT venography (CTV) and duplex venous sonography turn in similar performance for evaluating acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in ICU patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, according to an article in the August American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 18, 2005
Novel real-time 3D echo quantifies LV dyssynchrony
By Tracie L. Thompson
British researchers say they have developed a simple and reproducible method for quantifying global left ventricular dyssynchrony, which can identify more chronic heart failure patients who may benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy.
August 17, 2005
GE, InSightec ink new deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed a new worldwide sales and marketing agreement with InSightec Image Guided Treatment for the Tirat Carmel, Israel-based vendor's ExAblate 2000 MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment system.
August 16, 2005
Empty renal fossa on prenatal ultrasound indicates renal ectopia or agenesis
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Radiologists at Children's Hospital Boston in Massachusetts determined that an empty renal fossa on prenatal ultrasound suggests either an ectopic or congenitally absent kidney, and that this finding is often associated with other fetal anomalies.
August 16, 2005
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
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