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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.
November 10, 2019
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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.
November 10, 2019
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.
November 10, 2019
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.
November 10, 2019
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.
November 10, 2019
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.
November 10, 2019
Breast ultrasound useful for average-risk women
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, December 2 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSE02-02 | Room E451BIn this scientific session, researchers will discuss how screening breast ultrasound is a useful supplement to mammography in women at average risk of breast cancer, not just those at high risk.
November 10, 2019
CADx for breast ultrasound comparable to radiologists
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, December 2 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | BR254-SD-MOB4 | Lakeside, BR Community, Station 4Computer-assisted diagnosis (CADx) for breast ultrasound performs comparably to expert radiologists, according to study findings to be presented in this poster session on Monday afternoon.
November 10, 2019
Skip ultrasound for treatment decisions in rheumatoid arthritis
By Rebekah Moan
In patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, using ultrasound to guide treatment doesn't produce better decision-making than the conventional treat-to-target strategy, according to research presented at the 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ACR/ARP) annual meeting.
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CDC finds vitamin E acetate in 100% of vaping cases
By Brian Casey
In news that sheds light on the recent outbreak of vaping-related lung disease, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on November 8 disclosed that the presence of vitamin E acetate was discovered in 100% of lung fluid samples from 29 patients that were submitted to the agency from 10 states.
November 7, 2019
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Global celebrations mark International Day of Radiology
By Brian Casey
The International Day of Radiology was celebrated around the world on November 8 as radiology professionals observed the anniversary of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen's discovery of x-rays on this date in 1895.
November 7, 2019
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