Ultrasound: Page 90

Intelligent Ultrasound offers COVID-19 training module

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound artificial intelligence software and simulation developer Intelligent Ultrasound Group has released a COVID-19 training module free of charge to hospitals in the U.S. and the U.K.

March 25, 2020

X-ray plus ultrasound manages pneumonia in kids

By Kate Madden Yee

A combination of chest x-ray and lung ultrasound offers a workable way to manage complicated pneumonia in children -- although MRI is a more effective modality when it comes to identifying particular features, according to a study published online March 19 in PLOS One.

March 25, 2020

Is the annual cost of breast cancer screening worth it?

By Kate Madden Yee

The total national cost of annual breast cancer screening in a population of younger, commercially insured women is $2.1 billion in the U.S., according to a research letter published online March 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

March 23, 2020

Mammography alone effective for fatty tissue evaluation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Diagnostic mammography is effective on its own for evaluating palpable breast cancer symptoms in women with almost entirely fatty breast tissue, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 22, 2020

Doctors in Italy, Spain using ultrasound for COVID-19

By Theresa Pablos

Doctors in Italy and Spain are using ultrasound to help with diagnosis, treatment, and admission decisions amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has overwhelmed health systems and led to shortages of tests, ventilators, and other crucial supplies.

March 22, 2020

Siemens gets approval for Acuson Redwood in Canada

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has received clearance from Health Canada for its Acuson Redwood shared-services premium ultrasound scanner.

March 19, 2020

Imaging vendors step up to combat the COVID-19 outbreak

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare and Philips Healthcare said they are stepping up their manufacturing and safety protocols in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

March 18, 2020

Ultrasound can be used for patients with COVID-19

By Theresa Pablos

Ultrasound scans show promise for helping to monitor patients with COVID-19, according to a letter published on March 12 in Intensive Care Medicine. The researchers used lung ultrasonography to monitor more than a dozen patients in China with COVID-19 infections.

March 18, 2020

What ultrasound scoring system works best in diabetes?

By Theresa Pablos

Multiple techniques can be used to assess medial arterial calcification from ultrasound scans in patients with diabetes. However, only one of those techniques can also predict related cardiovascular and diabetes complications, according to a study published on March 6 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.

March 17, 2020

AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider

By Theresa Pablos

March 15, 2020

AIUM cancels annual meeting due to COVID-19

By Erik L. Ridley

Yet another medical imaging conference has been called off due to concerns over the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) announced Friday that it has canceled its annual meeting scheduled for March 21-25 in New York City.

March 12, 2020

Scientists use ultrasound to create blood-drawing robot

By Theresa Pablos

Ultrasound has been used for decades to help humans visualize the inside of the body. Now, it's helping machines do that, too. Scientists have created a robot that uses ultrasound imaging to draw blood from patients with difficult-to-access veins.

March 10, 2020

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