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Stereotaxis, Catheter Precision treat heart arrhythmias
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac arrhythmia patients have been successfully treated for the first time with Catheter Precision's Vivo arrhythmia localization system and Stereotaxis' robotic magnetic navigation technologies.
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Road to RSNA 2019: Ultrasound Preview
By Kate Madden Yee
At this year's RSNA meeting, ultrasound's versatility will be on display via scientific presentations and posters, as well as refresher courses that will keep sonographers at the top of their game. Hot topics for RSNA 2019 include shear-wave elastography, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, automated breast ultrasound, and more.
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Spleen elastography detects esophageal varices
By Kate Madden Yee
Friday, December 6 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SST03-07 | E352Spleen elastography is an effective, less invasive way to detect and assess esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis, enabling these patients to start immediate treatment with beta-blockers, according to research to be presented Friday morning.
November 10, 2019
Testicular volume helps diagnose torsion
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 5 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSQ17-05 | S105ABIn this session, researchers will describe how using ultrasound to evaluate pediatric testicular volume can help diagnose torsion.
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SWE identifies hydrocephalus in infants
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 5 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSQ17-02 | S105ABShear-wave elastography (SWE) is viable in infants with hydrocephalus and could offer a way to provide additional diagnostic imaging and monitoring of children with this condition, according to researchers from Germany.
November 10, 2019
Ultrasound tomography helps characterize breast cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 4 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | BR278-SD-WEB5 | Lakeside, BR Community, Station 5In this poster presentation, researchers will discuss how ultrasound tomography is a feasible and accurate tool for characterizing stiffness of breast lesions.
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Trust whole-breast US for supplemental breast cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 4 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSK02-09 | Room E450AWhole-breast ultrasound performed by a technologist is an effective way to provide adjuvant screening to women with dense breast tissue, according to research to be presented on Wednesday morning.
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Breast ultrasound helpful supplement even after DBT
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, December 2 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE02-06 | Room E451BIn this session, University of Pittsburgh researchers will discuss how whole-breast ultrasound performed by a technologist can find more cancers in women with dense breast tissue even after screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) -- although it does increase the recall rate.
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Photoacoustic US shows promise for visualizing lymphatic vessels
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, December 2 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSE22-05 | Room E352A new optical imaging technique based on photoacoustic technology and ultrasound shows promise for visualizing small blood vessels and lymphatic vessels in the extremities of patients with lymphedema, according to researchers from Japan.
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Novel phantoms help evaluate ultrasound systems
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, December 2 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSE22-04 | Room E352In this presentation, researchers will describe how breast phantoms can help in the evaluation of ultrasound systems and different image optimization controls.
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Is supplemental whole-breast US needed after DBT?
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, December 2 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSE02-03 | Room E451BDo women with dense breast tissue who have a normal digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exam need supplemental whole-breast ultrasound imaging? Perhaps not, according to research to be presented Monday afternoon.
November 10, 2019
Use ultrasound to monitor myofascial pain syndrome
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, December 2 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSE22-02 | Room E352A novel B-flow ultrasound method and shear-wave elastography offer a way to monitor the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome with botulinum toxin, according to Swiss researchers.
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