Ultrasound: Page 72

Exact, GE Healthcare to develop ACT ultrasound probe

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Exact Therapeutics and GE Healthcare are developing an ultrasound probe that will be used to test acoustic cluster therapy (ACT) for multiple diseases in upcoming studies.

January 19, 2021

Esaote's MyLab X8 ultrasound scanner cleared in Canada

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound vendor Esaote announced that its MyLab X8 ultrasound scanner has been cleared for use in Canada.

January 19, 2021

Seno gets FDA nod for breast optoacoustic ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Optoacoustic imaging firm Seno Medical Instruments has garnered U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket approval for its Imagio breast imaging optoacoustic ultrasound system.

January 18, 2021

Vave Health adds to executive lineup

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Handheld ultrasound technology developer Vave Health has named ultrasound industry veteran David Garner as chief commercial officer.

January 18, 2021

POCUS group launches MSK certification

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification Academy has launched a new certification program for healthcare providers that use ultrasound in the provision of physical therapy and other disciplines.

January 17, 2021

Thyroid cancer screening hits the right note

By Theresa Pablos

Researchers from France discovered a thyroid cancer screening technique that hit all the right notes. The method can noninvasively detect abnormally stiff tissues on ultrasound when participants sing the "eeee" sound, according to a January 12 study in Applied Physics Letters.

January 12, 2021

AI bolsters specificity of screening breast ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

A diagnostic model that incorporates artificial intelligence (AI)-based quantitative analysis can significantly decrease false-positive rates for masses detected on screening breast ultrasound exams, potentially helping to reduce unnecessary biopsies, according to a study published online January 11 in Scientific Reports.

January 11, 2021

Ultrasound predicts ulcerative colitis treatment response

By Theresa Pablos

Ultrasound scans may help physicians predict which patients with severe ulcerative colitis won't respond to steroid treatment, according to a January 5 study published in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. As a result, these patients could gain quicker access to alternative colon-saving therapies.

January 10, 2021

Echo helps identify flossing-induced heart disease

By Melissa Busch

In a case report from Texas, echocardiography helped clinicians diagnose a man with a rare case of infective endocarditis thought to be caused by oral bacteria released from vigorous dental flossing. The findings were published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

January 10, 2021

Ultromics' AI software gets thumbs-up from regulators

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared EchoGo Pro, an artificial intelligence (AI) decision support software application from U.K. software developer Ultromics for identifying coronary artery disease on echocardiograms.

January 7, 2021

CT/ultrasound fusion enhances ovarian biopsies

By Erik L. Ridley

A method that combines CT radiomics and real-time CT/ultrasound image fusion can yield more accurate and efficient tissue biopsies in ovarian cancer patients and may, in the future, even facilitate "virtual" biopsies, according to research published online December 14 in European Radiology.

January 7, 2021

QT Imaging announces EMEA distribution agreement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Transmission ultrasound breast imaging developer QT Imaging has named Dutch firm Freedom Ventures as exclusive distributor of its QTscan device for the European, Middle Eastern, and North African markets (EMEA). Freedom Ventures will do business as QT Scan.

January 6, 2021

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