Ultrasound: Page 503

GE to enhance ultrasound line with Kretztechnik purchase
By Kate Madden Yee
Many vendors have added 3-D imaging capability to their conventional 2-D ultrasound scanners. But only two firms distribute dedicated 3-D units with real-time capability: Seoul-based Medison and its Austrian subsidiary Kreztechnik. Now GE is moving into the field with an announced majority-share purchase of Kretztechnik.
August 15, 2001
Acuson reaches KinetDx milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Acuson has installed its 200th KinetDx network at Northshore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY.
August 15, 2001
Misonix gets approvals for Sonablate 500
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Misonix's Focus Surgery affiliate has received regulatory approvals in Europe and Japan for its Sonablate 500 (SB-500) system, which performs ultrasound prostate imaging and treatment.
August 9, 2001
SonoSite gets $25 million financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer SonoSite has completed a private placement of $25 million in common stock.
August 9, 2001
Analysis of 3-D Doppler ultrasonographic quantitative measures for the discrimination of prostate cancer
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) According to radiologists at the University of Michigan, color Doppler ultrasound provides information that enables discrimination between normal prostatic tissue and cancer.
August 8, 2001
Nycomed Amersham expands ultrasound efforts as Mallinckrodt exits sector
By Erik L. Ridley
The ever-changing ultrasound contrast market shifted again today. Contrast agent firm Nycomed Amersham Imaging announced initiatives to boost its presence in the ultrasound contrast market, while longtime player Mallinckrodt decided to withdraw from the business.
August 5, 2001
Ultrasound with Levovist in the diagnosis of suspected calf vein thrombosis
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) A prospective trial performed by researchers at Währinger Gürte General Hospital in Vienna, investigated the use of Levovist in diagnosing suspected calf vein thrombosis.
August 5, 2001
Philips completes Agilent purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics has completed its purchase of Agilent Technologies' Healthcare Solutions Group.
July 31, 2001
DuPont gets clearance for Definity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DuPont Pharmaceuticals has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Definity ultrasound contrast agent.
July 31, 2001
TomTec debuts 3D Sono-Scan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
3-D ultrasound developer TomTec Imaging Systems has introduced its 3D Sono-Scan workstation for radiology, ob/gyn, and vascular ultrasound.
July 30, 2001
The relevance of placental location at 20–23 gestational weeks for prediction of placenta previa at delivery: evaluation of 8,650 cases
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) According to obstetricians from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, placenta previa can be predicted by assessing placental position with ultrasound at 20–23 weeks gestation when the anatomy is surveyed. The findings were presented in the June issue of the Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
July 26, 2001
SonoSite loss grows on higher sales in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer SonoSite saw increasing sales in its second quarter (end-June 30), but the company's net loss grew, primarily due to higher sales and marketing costs.
July 25, 2001
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