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UltraCon: Expert talks ultrasound's role in imaging dense breasts
By Amerigo Allegretto
Kibo Nam, PhD, from Thomas Jefferson University spoke with AuntMinnie.com about the current state of ultrasound in imaging dense breasts.
April 12, 2024
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Negative axillary ultrasound can lead to breast biopsy omission
By Amerigo Allegretto
Many women with early-stage HR+HER2- breast cancer and a negative presurgical axillary ultrasound can skip sentinel lymph node biopsy.
April 12, 2024
Andreas Giannakou, MD, from Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School presents research highlighting how many women with early-stage HR+HER2- breast cancer and a negative presurgical axillary ultrasound can skip sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Many young women with breast cancer symptoms delay care
By Amerigo Allegretto
Many young women who have breast cancer symptoms delay timely screening and care.
April 12, 2024
Katherine Fleshner, MD, from the University of Calgary, presents research exploring trends in young women with breast cancer symptoms delaying care, including for screening mammography.
UltraCon: Work-related MSK disorders tied to sonographer burnout
By Amerigo Allegretto
Work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders are tied to work-related burnout among sonographers, according to research highlighted April 10 at UltraCon.
April 11, 2024
Jennifer Bagley from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center presents results at UltraCon suggesting that work-related musculoskeletal disorders are tied to burnout among sonographers.
CT-FFR reduces invasive procedures for coronary artery blockages
By Kate Madden Yee
CT fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) imaging identifies patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who could benefit from revascularization -- and helps reduce the unnecessary use of invasive procedures, researchers have found.
April 11, 2024
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Experts say consider BMI when imaging patients with chest pain
By Will Morton
A patient’s body mass index (BMI) has a significant effect on how much radiation exposure they receive from chest imaging in cases of suspected cardiac ischemia.
April 11, 2024
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CEUS adds to locoregional therapy for liver disease
By Amerigo Allegretto
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can improve locoregional therapy for treating metastatic disease of the liver.
April 11, 2024
Corinne Wessner from Thomas Jefferson University discusses early study results at UltraCon showing the potential of ultrasound-triggered microbubble destruction in treating liver disease.
AI can be used to 'rule-out' breast cancer on mammography
By Erik L. Ridley
A deep-learning algorithm can rule out the presence of breast cancer on screening mammograms, improving specificity and yielding significant workflow and downstream savings.
April 10, 2024
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UltraCon: Harmonic motion imaging tracks breast tumor response to chemo
By Amerigo Allegretto
Harmonic motion imaging can track mechanical property changes of breast tumors in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
April 10, 2024
Yangpei Liu from Columbia University in Ney York City discussed findings at UltraCon suggesting that harmonic motion imaging could be a viable predictor of early treatment response.
UltraCon: Former Medtronic CEO talks ultrasound's future with AuntMinnie.com
By Amerigo Allegretto
Former Medtronic Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak, PhD, spoke with AuntMinnie.com at UltraCon on the future of ultrasound and market creation.
April 10, 2024
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UltraCon: Machine learning predicts sonographer burnout
By Amerigo Allegretto
Machine-learning approaches can predict burnout among sonographers, though established burnout indices may be enough, according to research presented April 9 at UltraCon.
April 9, 2024
Jennifer Bagley from the University of Oklahoma presents findings at UltraCon on the performance of two machine learning approaches in predicting burnout among sonographers.
AI helps select patients for supplemental breast cancer screening
By Erik L. Ridley
An AI-based method can outperform breast density measurements for flagging patients who would benefit from supplemental breast cancer screening.
April 9, 2024
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