Ultrasound: Page 81

Needle tracker cleared for Philips, B. Braun ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Onvision, a needle tip tracking technology for use with ultrasound-guided anesthesia procedures that was developed B. Braun and Royal Philips, the parent company of Philips Healthcare.

August 24, 2020

EchoNous launches AI for POCUS system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound developer EchoNous has launched Trio, a set of algorithms that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for the company's Kosmos point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system.

August 23, 2020

Startup See-Mode nabs $7M in funding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

See-Mode Technologies, a medtech startup based in Singapore and Australia, has raised $7 million in a financing round.

August 23, 2020

Ultrasound effective for working up masses found on DBT

By Kate Madden Yee

Texas researchers have found that ultrasound appears to be a safe modality for working up masses identified on screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

August 23, 2020

Exo adds $40M in funding for AI-driven ultrasound tech

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Handheld ultrasound developer Exo announced on August 20 that the company has raised $40 million in additional series B funding for its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven sonography technology.

August 20, 2020

Transcranial ultrasound helps solve COVID-19 mystery

By Theresa Pablos

Ultrasound scans with a robotic transcranial Doppler device provided a clue into why patients with COVID-19 experience severe hypoxemia without lung stiffness. In a serendipitous discovery, researchers linked the ultrasound findings to suspiciously low oxygen levels in patients with severe cases of COVID-19.

August 20, 2020

Carotid lumen size linked to death from all causes

By Theresa Pablos

Carotid lumen diameter derived from ultrasound scans was linked to a higher risk of death from all causes in a recent study in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Larger lumen size also proved to better predict cardiovascular mortality than carotid intima-media thickness measurement.

August 20, 2020

IMV: COVID-19 cuts ultrasound exam volume by 50%

By Lorna Young

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a 50% decline in exam volume at hospitals using general ultrasound equipment, according to a new report from IMV Medical Information Division. But hospitals are seeing volume rebound as they plan a return to normal operations.

August 20, 2020

CS Medical wins clearance for TEE probe disinfector

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound accessories firm CS Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada clearance for a new automated transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe disinfector.

August 17, 2020

Long waiting times for imaging persist in England

By Theresa Pablos

Many patients in England are still waiting six weeks or more for imaging and other diagnostic tests, but the figures for June represent a slight improvement on May, according to a report published on August 13 by National Health Service England.

August 17, 2020

Doppler ultrasound helps assess cervical cancer stage

By Theresa Pablos

Researchers in China found a link between findings on Doppler ultrasound scans and characteristics of cervical cancer. Blood flow seen through color ultrasound was tied to tumor clinical stage, cancer type, and pathology in a study published on August 10 in PLOS One.

August 17, 2020

OLED technology holds promise for cheaper ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new method of creating ultrasound images using only a piezoelectric crystal and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) could result in cheaper scanners, according to researchers from North Carolina State University.

August 13, 2020

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