Ultrasound: Page 438

Resolving ultrasound controversies in carotid stenosis
By N. Shivapriya
Useful as it is, ultrasound for the diagnosis of internal carotid artery stenosis can also be confusing. There is debate about the reporting standards, differences in the parameters used, and differences in the recommended thresholds. Dr. Edward Grant from the University of Southern California discusses these issues and the use of Doppler ultrasound to determine the significance of carotid stenosis.
April 27, 2005
Siemens nets HealthTrust contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has received three-year contracts from group-purchasing organization HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) to supply HPG members with its full line of MR and ultrasound systems.
April 21, 2005
Misonix files 510(k) for ultrasonic wound debrider
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Misonix of Farmingdale, NY, has filed a 510(k) application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clearance to market its ultrasonic wound debridement system.
April 20, 2005
Bristol-Myers Squibb gets Premier contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging reported that Premier Purchasing Partners, a group-purchasing organization based in Oak Brook, IL, has awarded the firm a three-year sole-source contract for its Definity echocardiography contrast agent.
April 20, 2005
Neoprobe inks new Lymphoseek deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe of Dublin, OH, has signed an agreement with the University of California, San Diego that will enable the company to expand its Lymphoseek radiopharmaceutical into applications in ultrasound and optical imaging.
April 20, 2005
Ultrasound measurements help diagnose testicular torsion
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Sonographic measurement and appearance of the testicular appendage can be used to diagnose torsion of the testicular appendage, according to Brazilian researchers. Their findings are published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 20, 2005
Imaging tackles cardiac 'octopus pot' syndrome
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Until recently, takotsubo cardiomyopathy has been a specifically Japanese syndrome. But cases of this transient left ventricular apical ballooning are beginning to pop up in the U.S. Three presentations at the American College of Physicians (ACP) meeting focused on how imaging is being used to take a closer look at this condition, named after the Japanese fishing pot designed to catch octopus.
April 18, 2005
SonoSite debuts MicroMaxx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has rolled out MicroMaxx, the firm's third-generation hand-carried ultrasound offering.
April 17, 2005
Zonare begins shipping z.one
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems has begun delivering its z.one ultrasound system.
April 17, 2005
Longport revenues climb in 2004
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Longport reported 2004 revenues of $2.5 million, up from $500,000 in 2003.
April 17, 2005
DMS nets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chinese joint venture Direct Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its DMS-C800 CT scanner and DMS-880P portable black-and-white ultrasound system in the U.S.
April 14, 2005
Ultrasound-guided biopsy identifies outer prostate benign hyperplasia
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Benign prostatic hyperplasia originating in the outer gland may mimic prostate cancer, according to researchers in China. Both pathologies appear on endorectal ultrasound as hypoechoic, so transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy should be used to provide histological differentiation, according to the research team.
April 14, 2005
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