Ultrasound: Page 499

New 16-slice scanner tops Siemens RSNA highlights
CHICAGO - A new multislice CT scanner that collects 16 slices of data with a single rotation is among the highlights in the RSNA booth of Siemens Medical Solutions of Iselin, NJ. Called Somatom Sensation16, Siemens claims that the scanner provides up to 12 times the acquisition speed of existing four-slice scanners.
November 26, 2001
New ultrasonic approach focuses on breast imaging
By Brian Casey
CHICAGO - A new company debuting at this week's RSNA meeting is taking ultrasound into a new direction by applying cross-sectional imaging techniques to the modality. Advanced Diagnostics (ADI) hopes to get the best of both worlds with Avera, a scanner that has the real-time dynamic imaging capabilities of ultrasound and the spatial and contrast resolution of x-ray.
November 26, 2001
Uterine fibroids destroyed by focused ultrasound
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Using two noninvasive tools -- focused ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging -- researchers say they have been able to destroy uterine fibroids without surgery.
November 25, 2001
MRI, US track coronary plaque changes during simvastatin treatment
By Edward Susman
Using MRI serial studies and B-mode ultrasound, investigators can watch individual lesions change in size and nature as patients control their cholesterol with simvastatin, according to invesigators from Mt. Sinal School of Medicine in New York City.
November 21, 2001
B-K Medical debuts OR ultrasound docking unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
B-K Medical has introduced Surgical Hawk 2102 XDI.
November 20, 2001
ICAVL accepts ARRT vascular certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories will accept vascular sonography certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists for vascular lab directors, the ARRT said Thursday.
November 14, 2001
Ultrasound industry builds ergonomics, new capabilities into design
At this month's RSNA meeting in Chicago, ultrasound vendors are introducing several new products that incorporate ergonomic principles into system design.
November 14, 2001
Biomedicom launches SonoReal in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-ultrasound developer Biomedicom will debut its SonoReal 3-D add-on system in Europe this week at the Medica meeting in Dusseldorf.
November 14, 2001
AIUM research grants up for grabs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Education and Research Fund has designated January 15, 2002 as the deadline for grant proposals.
November 13, 2001
Ultrasound study links uterine fibroids to pregnancy loss
By Dan Krotz
According to a Harvard University School of Medicine study that tracked the pregnancies of women with fibroids that were sonographically detected during the first trimester, uterine fibroids are linked to an increased risk of spontaneous pregnancy loss.
November 13, 2001
Adenomyosis: Making the diagnosis with ultrasound
By Leanne McKnoulty
Many women who present for ultrasound examination with abnormal premenopausal vaginal bleeding may have adenomyosis, a benign disease of the uterus in which endometrial glands and stroma are found within the myometrium, according to a presentation at the 2001 Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine meeting.
November 12, 2001
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Analogic to debut ultrasound engine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging components provider Analogic will introduce AN2300 Digital Ultrasound Engine at this month's RSNA meeting. AN2300 provides hardware and real-time software to acquire, process, and convert ultrasound echo information into a video display, according to the Peabody, MA-based firm.
November 11, 2001
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