Ultrasound: Page 437

Multimodality breast screening in high-risk women -- how much is too much?

By Shalmali Pal

It's pretty much accepted fact that women who are genetic carriers or have a strong family history of breast cancer need to be monitored more closely than women who aren't at risk. But one issue that still requires sorting out is whether high-risk women would benefit from multimodality screening.

February 10, 2005

Imcor nets patent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound contrast developer Imcor Pharmaceutical of San Diego has received a U.S. patent for a method of forming stabilized microbubbles using perfluorocarbons and other gases in various membrane-forming materials.

February 8, 2005

Philips launches HD11 ultrasound scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has launched HD11, a new high-end ultrasound scanner.

February 8, 2005

AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Radiology Insider

By Erik L. Ridley

February 6, 2005

Ultrasound shows mettle in fetal, AAA screening

By Brian Casey

February 2, 2005

MRI for carotid artery wall thickness measures up to US gold standard

By Shalmali Pal

B-mode ultrasound has become the gold standard for measuring intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery, but MRI has proved itself for evaluating local atherosclerotic disease in the artery. Together these modalities form a powerful duo for assessing plaque morphology and IMT, but researchers from Seattle set out to see if MRI alone could determine carotid artery wall thickness.

February 2, 2005

Doppler US predicts severe complications in risky pregnancies

By Erik L. Ridley

Uterine artery Doppler ultrasound does well at predicting abnormal outcomes in high-risk pregnancies, but offers limited value for low-risk patients, according to a pair of papers published in the January issue of Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

February 2, 2005

Acusphere taps new VP

Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has hired Nancy Wetherbee as senior vice president of business development.

January 24, 2005

Ultrasound finds contrast extravasation in ER patients, CT confirms it

By Eric Barnes

In a study with important implications for patients in emergency rooms, Italian researchers have shown that contrast extravasation can be readily seen on contrast-enhanced ultrasound. CT confirmed the findings in most of the patients.

January 24, 2005

No evidence yet for widespread US breast cancer screening

By N. Shivapriya

AGRA - It is premature to endorse widespread sonographic screening for breast cancer, according to a presentation at the 58th annual congress of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA). Film-screen mammography continues to be the reference standard despite its limitations.

January 23, 2005

US blood-flow data for women need adjustment to avoid needless stroke prevention therapy

By Edward Susman

MIAMI BEACH, FL - Doctors should be a bit less aggressive when ordering invasive, antistroke procedures for woman, according to a presentation Sunday at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) meeting. Researchers from Ohio pointed out that the criteria for performing carotid artery stenting or endarterectomy should be gender-based.

January 16, 2005

Hormonal variations can affect breast vascularity, US reveals

By Erik L. Ridley

Hormonal variations in breast vascularity should be considered when using ultrasound to evaluate breast lesions, according to research published in the January issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

January 12, 2005

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