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Ultrasound: Page 472
Ultrasound Imaging Insider
By
Erik L. Ridley
This month we're featuring research from the 2003 congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), held in Montreal.
July 13, 2003
Terason, Siemens form partnership
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable ultrasound technology provider Terason of Burlington, MA, has signed a definitive agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions.
July 13, 2003
Breast US expert reiterates modality’s role as adjunct to mammography
In October 2002, Dr. Thomas Kolb and colleagues published the results of their study comparing screening mammography, physical examination, and breast ultrasound in
Radiology
. In an editorial opinion, Dr. Daniel Kopans expressed reservations about the outcome of this study. The study authors now respond.
July 10, 2003
U.S. ultrasound market levels off in 2002
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S ultrasound market grew a slight 0.3% last year, producing a total of $1.14 billion in annual revenues, according to a report released by ultrasound consulting firm Klein Biomedical Consultants of New York City.
July 9, 2003
Hands-on assessment of fetal weight as good as sonography, study claims
More traditional methods of determining estimated fetal weight (EFW), such as abdominal palpation, may prove to be as accurate as ultrasonographic measurements for term birth weights greater than 4,000 grams, researchers reported at the 2003 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists meeting in New Orleans.
July 9, 2003
Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sysmex reach marketing accord
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volumetric ultrasound developer Diagnostic Ultrasound of Bothell, WA, has signed a sales agreement with medical device manufacturer Sysmex of Kobe, Japan to market its V-mode BladderScan imaging devices in Japan.
July 8, 2003
Definity shows utility for perfusion abnormalities
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The ultrasound contrast agent Definity from Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging accurately detects heart perfusion abnormalities when used as part of a stress echocardiography study, according to research presented at the American Society of Echocardiography meeting in June.
July 7, 2003
Cervical ultrasound may predict pre-term birth in women with abortions
Ultrasound serves as a useful predictor of pre-term birth in patients who have a history of induced abortions, researchers reported at the 2003 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) meeting in New Orleans.
July 3, 2003
Early fetal cardiac scan should be standard, experts argue
Fetal cardiac screening, done between 13-14 weeks’ gestation and again at 22 weeks’ gestation, should be performed as a matter of course in order to catch cardiac anomalies in time, according to Dr. Reuben Achiron from the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine.
June 30, 2003
Sonora adds Japanese distributor
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sonora Medical Systems has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with SensorTechnos.
June 29, 2003
Sickels returns to Toshiba
Toshiba America Medical Systems has appointed Steve Sickels as vice president of its ultrasound business unit.
June 23, 2003
US-guided aspiration with FDG-PET targets metastatic thyroid cancer
By
Shalmali Pal
NEW ORLEANS - The combination of FDG-PET and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (USFNA) plays a major role in determining how far thyroid cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, according to investigators from Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.
June 22, 2003
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