Ultrasound: Page 496

High-resolution ultrasound detects a decrease in pannus vascularization of small finger joints
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were treated with tumor necrosis factor alpha blockade in order to evaluate the effects on pannus formation and neovascularization, in a study recently published in Annals of Rheumatoid Disease.
February 7, 2002
NCI grants ultrasound research deal to Siemens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has received a two-year, $2 million research contract to develop a user interface that gives researchers more access to imaging options and raw data generated by ultrasound scanners.
February 6, 2002
SonoSite rolls out SonoHeart Elite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld ultrasound technology developer SonoSite has introduced SonoHeart Elite, an all-digital cardiac ultrasound system.
February 4, 2002
Medison defaults on loan repayment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hampered by a liquidity problem, Korean ultrasound vendor Medison has defaulted on a $3.6 million (U.S.) loan payment as well as a subsequent $700,000 payment.
February 4, 2002
Toshiba, hospital settle $13 million case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and a Washington hospital have settled a $13 million malpractice suit brought against them by a family whose daughter was severely brain damaged because of a miscalculated ultrasound exam, they claimed.
February 3, 2002
IVUS after angiography pinpoints chronic PE
By Edward Susman
In a small percentage of patients who survive bouts of pulmonary emboli, the blood clot in the lungs fails to resolve. Interventional radiologists from Cleveland are recommending intravascular ultrasound to clearly pinpoint clots and their positions in the arteries.
February 3, 2002
SonoSite signs up with U.K.’s National Health Service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SonoSite and the National Health Service in the U.K. have announced a two-year agreement for the Bothell, WA-based company to supply the NHS with hand-carried, point-of-care ultrasound machines.
January 28, 2002
Vascular Diagnosis with Ultrasound
Vascular Diagnosis with Ultrasound is better suited for advanced users, and those who are already experienced with ultrasound.
January 28, 2002
Imaging explores link between kidney failure and atherosclerosis
By Eric Barnes
A study by researchers at the University of Heidelberg in Germany offers a rare glimpse into the vascular pathology of young adults with childhood-onset renal failure. Using multidetector-row CT and high-resolution ultrasound, the researchers shed new light on recent hypotheses that seek to explain the mechanisms by which chronic uremia leads to atherosclerosis.
January 27, 2002
Ultrasound has unique strengths in breast imaging
By Leanne McKnoulty
The primary role of ultrasound in breast imaging is to differentiate cystic from solid lesions. The modality can also be used to confirm a suspected or palpable mass, as an aid to treatment planning, and for needle guidance in interventional procedures. Dr. Debra Ikeda from Stanford University offers tips for performing breast ultrasound.
January 21, 2002
SonoSite gets regulatory clearance in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound provider SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has received clearance from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare to market and distribute its 180Plus and SonoHeart Plus ultrasound systems.
January 15, 2002
EP MedSystems, EchoCath bury hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac electrophysiology developer EP MedSystems (EPMD) and ultrasound technology developer EchoCath have settled their legal differences.
January 7, 2002
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