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Ultrasound: Page 477
Siemens portable US heads up Everest
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, said that two of its Acuson Cypress echocardiography systems would be accompanying climbers during an attempt to ascend Mount Everest this year.
April 21, 2003
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Radiology Insider
By
Erik L. Ridley
Varicose veins affect one in five adults in the U.S., and for many patients the problem is more than cosmetic. Some varicose veins are highly symptomatic, typically causing pain at rest and affecting sleep.
April 20, 2003
Acusphere gets financing for development
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has completed a $20 million private financing round.
April 20, 2003
TE echocardiography guides treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation
By
Edward Susman
In the ACE trial, German researchers found that low-molecular-weight heparin enoxaparin with transesophageal echocardiography was non-inferior to the gold standard, unfractionated heparin, for treating patients with atrial fibrillation.
April 17, 2003
Strict attention to detail enhances sensitivity of breast US
By
Deborah R. Dakins
By applying a strict algorithm for differentiating benign from malignant lesions, sonographers can make more specific diagnoses, prevent biopsy of benign lesions, and find palpable malignant tumors missed by mammography, according to Dr. A. Thomas Stavros, chief of ultrasound at Radiology Imaging Associates in Greenwood Village, CO.
April 16, 2003
Aloka launches new OB ultrasound scanner
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Aloka has received Food and Drug Administration clearance to begin marketing SSD-3500, a digital scanner targeted at ob/gyn and perinatology applications.
April 15, 2003
Contrast-enhanced 3-D US boosts mammography results
By
Erik L. Ridley
Combining mammography with contrast-enhanced 3-D power Doppler ultrasound may yield an increase in diagnostic accuracy for breast cancer, according to a small study from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
April 10, 2003
SonoSite debuts Titan
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound developer SonoSite has introduced Titan, a modular high-resolution ultrasound system.
April 9, 2003
GE echo business surges
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems said its cardiovascular ultrasound business grew more than 70% in 2002.
April 3, 2003
EPMedSystems files 510(k) for ultrasound catheter system
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electrophysiology equipment developer EPMedSystems has submitted a 510(k) filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for regulatory approval of its ViewMate intracardiac ultrasound catheter system.
April 3, 2003
PET/CT boosts confidence in rectal cancer staging, US yields high sensitivity
By
Eric Barnes
Restaging rectal cancer after surgery was more accurate with PET/CT than with PET alone, according to a study presented at the 2003 European Congress of Radiology. Other studies found that ultrasound beats both MR and CT for assessing local tumor invasion, and that CT multiplanar reconstructions are better than the standard axial kind for staging.
April 2, 2003
3-D power Doppler challenges standard aneurysm visualization
HONOLULU - Three-dimensional transcranial power Doppler imaging (3D-PDI) has shown promise as a rapid, noninvasive screening method for visualizing ruptured intracranial aneurysms in the emergency room, researchers reported Tuesday at the American Academy of Neurology meeting.
April 1, 2003
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