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UAE with gelatin sponge particles offers long-term symptom control

By Shalmali Pal

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) with gelatin sponge particles can provide long-term relief from symptoms with few complications, according to Japanese researchers. They conducted this study because polyvinyl alcohol particles, which are used most commonly in UAE, are not commercially available in Japan, the group explained.

March 28, 2006

MDCT in pregnant women yields low fetal doses

A new phantom study concludes that institutional MDCT protocols, when used in pregnant women, yield radiation doses well below levels thought to induce neurologic harm to the developing fetus, although the risk of its eventually developing cancer later in life may still be elevated for certain exams that expose the fetus directly.

March 26, 2006

3D ultrasound shows value in detecting fetal malformations

By Erik L. Ridley

WASHINGTON, DC - Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound can accurately detect abnormal fetuses, according to a presentation at this week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.

March 23, 2006

InSightec completes ExAblate African-American enrollment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli focused-ultrasound treatment developer InSightec reported that it has completed treatment of the final patient in a postmarketing study to evaluate the efficacy of its ExAblate 2000 in treating uterine fibroids in African-American women.

March 20, 2006

Post-UAE MRI demonstrates symptom control for adenomyosis

By Shalmali Pal

Although hysterectomy is the definitive treatment for adenomyosis, uterine artery embolization (UAE) can improve symptoms such as bleeding and pain. But many women with adenomyosis have co-existing pelvic disease, making it difficult to determine if UAE truly has a beneficial effect on adenomyosis. Researchers from Washington, DC, performed an MRI study in adenomyosis-only patients to correlate imaging features with clinical symptoms.

March 14, 2006

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CIVCO releases new needle guidance systems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound device developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has released needle guidance systems for use with P10/8-4 and P17/5-1 transducers from SonoSite of Bothell, WA.

March 6, 2006

Carefully considered radiotherapy stymies endometrial cancer relapse

By Shalmali Pal

Endometrial cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. The treatment regimen can include radiation therapy, but its use is fairly recent, and not without some controversy. However, two recent studies, one by researchers in the Netherlands and the other from a group in Utah, both found that radiation therapy reduces the rate of locoregional recurrence, but without an overall survival benefit.

March 2, 2006

Siemens, Haifu collaborate

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions and Chongqing Haifu Technology of Chongqing, China, have partnered to develop an MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system.

February 27, 2006

3D boosts efficiency of transvaginal sonography

By Erik L. Ridley

Three-dimensional ultrasound offers significant speed advantages over traditional 2D studies for transvaginal sonography, according to a pilot study published in the February issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

February 7, 2006

Philips debuts new obstetrics monitors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality developer Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has introduced a new line of obstetrical care fetal and maternal monitors, the Avalon FM20 antepartum and the Avalon FM30 intrapartum.

February 1, 2006

UAE beneficial over long term, latest registry data shows

By Shalmali Pal

Women who underwent uterine artery embolization (UAE) reported a significant improvement in symptoms as well as their overall quality of life, according to results from the Fibroid Registry for Outcomes Data (FIBROID). In addition, these improvements held fast a year after the procedure.

January 3, 2006

AIUM: FDA should investigate star's US purchase

By Tracie L. Thompson

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has criticized movie actor Tom Cruise's recent purchase of an ultrasound machine for his home as "inappropriate" and a violation of federal regulations.

November 28, 2005

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