Ultrasound: Page 90

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

CEUS helps predict chronic kidney disease progression

By Theresa Pablos

Clinicians may be able to use contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) features to help predict which patients with chronic kidney disease will experience worse outcomes, according to the findings of a prospective study published on August 9 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.

August 13, 2020

Doctors order thyroid ultrasounds without good reasons

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

About one-third of physicians have ordered thyroid ultrasound scans for patients for reasons that weren't supported by clinical care guidelines, according to a new study published August 12 in JAMA Surgery.

August 12, 2020

SDMS releases ultrasound infection control guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) has released new guidelines on proper infection prevention and control for ultrasound transducers.

August 12, 2020

AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider

By Theresa Pablos

August 11, 2020

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