Ultrasound ReviewUltrasoundGenetic sonogram measures risk of Down syndrome(Ultrasound Review) A prospective study reported in the October issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine details the use of sonographic markers using the Bayes theorem and likelihood ratios to determine the risk of Down syndrome.December 18, 2002UltrasoundSpatial compound sonography improves musculoskeletal tissue definition(Ultrasound Review) A recent study published in American Journal of Roentgenology compared real-time spatial compound sonography with conventional musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound imaging.December 16, 2002UltrasoundUS demonstrates continuity between lesion, plantar fascia(Ultrasound Review) Plantar fibromatosis can be evaluated with sonography according to researchers at Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong. Their study described the ultrasound appearances of plantar fibromatosis.December 16, 2002UltrasoundUltrasound predicts HELLP syndrome before symptoms appear(Ultrasound Review) Recent research by French obstetricians at the Hôpital de Poissy found that 41% of women with severe preeclampsia who had HELLP syndrome demonstrated liver abnormalities on ultrasound before biological abnormalities were detectable.December 11, 2002CTCT highlights neoplasm in secondary appendicitis(Ultrasound Review) CT accurately demonstrates underlying neoplasm in most patients presenting with secondary appendicitis, according to a retrospective study of U.S. military personnel.December 9, 2002UltrasoundIntratumoral peak systolic velocity on US may predict ovarian cancer survival(Ultrasound Review) For patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, ultrasound-derived intratumoral peak systolic velocity (PSV) could be a preoperatively pertinent prognostic predictor of survival.November 13, 2002UltrasoundPower Doppler ultrasound picks up pannus in RA patients(Ultrasound Review) Power Doppler sonography may be a valuable tool for differentiating inflammatory and non-inflammatory pannus in the knee of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.November 11, 2002UltrasoundPreoperative assessment of bile duct stones with sonography(Ultrasound Review) Surgeons at Parma University School of Medicine have shown that ultrasound can accurately predict the likelihood of asymptomatic common bile duct stones (CBDS) in patients with gallbladder stones.November 6, 2002UltrasoundTransvaginal ultrasound backs up conservative cyst managementGynecologists at Malmo University Hospital in Sweden scanned women with asymptomatic benign adnexal cysts at regular intervals in order to determine the natural history.November 4, 2002UltrasoundEarly report finds sonography feasible for imaging wrist instability(Ultrasound Review) Radiologists at University of Michigan Medical Center have found that the normal and abnormal scapholunate ligament can be shown on ultrasound.September 22, 2002Previous PagePage 5 of 13Next PageTop StoriesMRIDTI-MRI shows childhood neglect's effect on the brain's white matterDiffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) shows how childhood neglect alters the brain's white matter, researchers say.UltrasoundEcho images show consequences of steroid use among athletesInterventionalDoes 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 outcomes
