Ultrasound: Page 497

Modified US-guided fine-needle technique treats calcific shoulder tendinitis
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Calcific shoulder tendinitis has been shown to respond to percutaneous needle aspiration of calcium deposits using ultrasound-guided aspiration. At the CHUM-Hôpital in Quebec, Canada, radiologists have further developed this technique using finer needles than previously described.
January 7, 2002
ICA imaging differentiates total versus near total occlusion
By Ultrasound Review
Patients with near total occlusion remain at high risk for embolic stroke and are surgically treated, while those with an occluded ICA are at minimal risk for embolic phenomena and are treated medically for hypoperfusion, according to researchers at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center in California.
January 7, 2002
SonoSite moves into Germany
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound provider SonoSite has opened a direct sales office in Germany.
January 6, 2002
Presurgical, endoscopic ultrasound aids in determining lymph node metastases
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Japanese surgeons investigated a series of patients with esophageal carcinoma, who underwent ultrasound examinations including an endoscopic approach, in order to analyze the impact on prognosis of the number of lymph node metastases detected.
January 6, 2002
Comparison between 2-D and 3-D ultrasound measurements of nuchal translucency
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Prenatal researchers from St. Joannsspital in Salzburg, Austria, have compared nuchal translucency (NT) measurement using 2-D and 3-D ultrasound. The risk for trisomies increases with increasing maternal age and NT; improving measurement accuracy should increase screening sensitivity.
January 3, 2002
Measurement of fetal nuchal translucency thickness by 3-D ultrasound
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) The objective of a study by obstetricians at King’s College Hospital, London, was to scrutinize the feasibility and repeatability of three-dimensional ultrasound for measurement of nuchal translucency (NT).
January 3, 2002
For perinatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, ultrasound ups the odds
By Leanne McKnoulty
At the 2001 world congress of the International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Beryl Benacerraf discussed her group's research on the use of the genetic sonogram in the perinatal diagnosis of fetal Down syndrome.
January 3, 2002
US, CT pinpoints hepatobiliary manifestations of cystic fibrosis in children
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) For children with cystic fibrosis, CT and ultrasound correlation enabled improved diagnosis of fat infiltration and periportal fibrosis and increased diagnostic accuracy.
January 2, 2002
Ultrasound faces barriers in the ER
By Eric Barnes
Emergency room physicians don't generally perform much ultrasound; they're far more likely to choose radiography or CT for initial imaging exams. A study presented at the 2001 RSNA meeting in Chicago examined the factors that prevent ultrasound from being used more widely in the ER.
January 2, 2002
GE signs multinational ultrasound deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a deal spanning three continents, Waukesha, WI-based GE Medical Systems has signed a stock purchase agreement between Haifa, Israel-based Elbit Medical Imaging, its Netherlands-based subsidiary Elbit Ultrasound, and that company’s subsidiary, Tirat Carmel, Israel-based InSightec.
December 26, 2001
SonoSite signs with Broadlane
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound provider SonoSite has signed a two-year purchasing agreement with group purchasing organization Broadlane.
December 20, 2001
SonoSite sells 5,000th handheld scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound developer SonoSite has delivered its 5,000th scanner, the Bothell, WA, company reported this week.
December 19, 2001
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