Ultrasound ReviewUltrasoundTransvaginal US spots cesarean defects(Ultrasound Review) Transvaginal ultrasound is a highly accurate method of demonstrating uterine cesarean scars and associated defects, according to a study reported in the January issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.April 29, 2003UltrasoundNormal fetal ventricular atrium should not exceed 10 mm, study says(Ultrasound Review) Assessment of the fetal head is an important component of the fetal morphology scan to rule out ventriculomegaly. Fetal outcome is substantially affected by ventriculomegaly, one of the most common sonographically detected abnormalities.April 27, 2003UltrasoundDoppler ultrasound keeps an eye on optic neuritis(Ultrasound Review) Turkish radiologists discovered that patients with optic neuritis demonstrated increased peak systolic and end diastolic velocities in the affected ophthalmic artery.March 27, 2003UltrasoundTubular structure on sonography indicates diverticulitis(Ultrasound Review) According to researchers at Hospital da Criança Conceição in Porto Alegre,Brazil, a tubular structure on sonography is suggestive of a Meckel's diverticulum in children presenting with rectal bleeding due to diverticulitis.March 26, 2003UltrasoundUS plus CT improves pediatric appendicitis management(Ultrasound Review) Using an ultrasound-CT imaging protocol reduced the perforation and negative appendectomy rates in children suspected of having acute appendicitis, according to the a study in Pediatrics.March 24, 2003UltrasoundColor won’t enhance US of thyroid nodules(Ultrasound Review) Color Doppler cannot be used to differentiate benign and malignant solid thyroid nodules, according to radiologists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. However, they demonstrated that 42% of solid hypervascular thyroid nodules are likely to be malignant.March 23, 2003UltrasoundUS enables reliable diagnosis of pediatric orbital infections(Ultrasound Review) Pediatric radiologists at the University of Innsbruck Medical School in Austria recommend the early use of ultrasound imaging of the orbit in all children with periorbital swelling and erythema.December 29, 2002UltrasoundUS with Levovist spots malignant hepatic lesions(Ultrasound Review) Physicians at the University of Düsseldorf recently studied 67 patients with focal hepatic lesions, to asses whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging was able to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions.December 23, 2002UltrasoundMammo plus US negates need for breast MR(Ultrasound Review) According to radiologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital in Mainz, the use of mammography and whole breast ultrasound is adequate for preoperative assessment of patients with suspected breast cancer.December 22, 2002UltrasoundDoppler waveform correlated to severity of adverse pregnancy outcome(Ultrasound Review) Quantification of Doppler waveforms from uterine arteries at 20-23 weeks of gestation can predict pregnancy outcome, according to researchers at the Benjamin Franklin Clinic in Berlin.December 18, 2002Previous PagePage 4 of 13Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundEcho images show consequences of steroid use among athletesEchocardiography shows how anabolic steroid use among athletes impacts heart health.InterventionalDoes advanced imaging in stroke patients improve outcomes?CTSafety concerns lead to suspension of CT service at Belgian hospitalCTCentrally located lung cancer may lead to poor patient outcomesCTVideo: Perry Pickhardt on CTC, the 'best kept secret in medicine'
