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Ultrasound opens window to the future
(Outpatient Care Technology) Ultrasound looks to be unstoppable. Advances in both technology and equipment have been tremendous in recent decades, and the growth and refinement of these tools is expected to continue. So the question is, what does it take to remain on the cutting edge in a specialty that never slows down?
November 6, 2003
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3-D ultrasound shows promise in neonatal, pediatric neurosonography
By Erik L. Ridley
Austrian and U.S. researchers found a number of benefits to 3-D pediatric ultrasound in a study of the technology published in European Radiology. The researchers compared 3-D scanning to 2-D ultrasound, and to other modalities like CT and MRI.
November 3, 2003
Philips hits EnVisor sales mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has shipped more than 1,600 of its EnVisor ultrasound systems worldwide in 10 months.
November 2, 2003
GE hits millennium mark with Logiq Book
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Medical Systems has received the 1,000th order for its Logiq Book hand-carried ultrasound system.
October 30, 2003
Misonix shows Q1 uptick
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Misonix of Farmingdale, NY, reported a 23% increase in its 2004 first-quarter revenues, stated at $8.6 million, compared with $7 million for the same period in fiscal 2003.
October 29, 2003
MRI, US make sense of disorganized scar tissue in PTTL injuries
By Shalmali Pal
MRI can assess the entire ankle joint and exclude coexisting pathology in cases of posterior tibiotalar ligament (PTTL) injuries. And ultrasound plays a complementary role in confirming instances of posteriomedial impingement that aren't immediately apparent on clinical exam, according to radiologists from Cabrini Private Hospital in Malvern, Australia.
October 28, 2003
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Three-dimensional US offers better visualization of CBD
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) 3-D ultrasound measurements of the common bile duct (CBD) correlated well with 2-D measurements in a study by Dr Ashutosh Rao and colleagues, published in Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
October 28, 2003
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Sensant touts silicon ultrasound gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Sensant presented research that showed improvements in ultrasound beam focusing and advances in broadband curved arrays earlier this month at the 2003 IEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.
October 26, 2003
Contrast ultrasound shows potential for prostate cancer detection
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can improve prostate cancer detection and limit the number of biopsy sites for patients, according to Dr. Ethan Halpern from Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) in Philadelphia. These gains come, however, with higher false-positive rates.
October 23, 2003
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EP MedSystems receives 510(k) for ViewMate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electrophysiology device developer EP MedSystems has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its ViewMate intracardiac ultrasound catheter imaging system.
October 22, 2003
Ultrasound guidance boosts thyroid cancer procedure
Surgeons are using ultrasound as a navigational tool to successfully obtain biopsy specimens in suspected thyroid cancer, and to treat recurrent thyroid cancer with ethanol ablation therapy.
October 21, 2003
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US reveals age-dependent change in the bile duct
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) The investigators from the Rabin Medical Center in Tel Aviv observed a wide variation in AP diameter from the porta hepatis to the distal aspect at the head of the pancreas.
October 21, 2003
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