Ultrasound ReviewUltrasoundUS-guided breast biopsy successfully finds microcalcifications(Ultrasound Review) Microcalcifications demonstrated with ultrasound imaging could be successfully biopsied with sonographic guidance, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.June 25, 2002MRIUterine myomas escape detection with MR and US -- but latter still cheaper(Ultrasound Review) Danish researchers at the Aarhus University Hospital compared the accuracy of MRI and transvaginal ultrasound in the evaluation of uterine myomas.June 25, 2002UltrasoundUltrasound detects occult scaphoid fractures(Ultrasound Review) Occult fractures of the waist of the scaphoid can reliably be detected using high-resolution ultrasound, according to radiologists in Bordeaux, France. Early, accurate detection of scaphoid fractures reduces the "rate of complications and the risk of secondary displacement."June 25, 2002UltrasoundRenal sonography adds no new info for ICU patients(Ultrasound Review) When is it necessary to perform renal ultrasound examinations in intensive care units on patients with acute or acute-on-chronic renal failure? That was the question addressed in an article by radiologists at University of North Carolina and published in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.May 28, 2002UltrasoundSonographic findings in focal fibrocystic changes of the breast(Ultrasound Review) The sonographic findings in focal fibrocystic changes of the breast were described in a study recently published in Ultrasound Quarterly. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Woman’s Hospital of Texas studied 58 patients that had 60 lesions with a pathologic diagnosis of fibrocystic changes (FC).May 28, 2002UltrasoundUS of fetal growth predicts neonatal outcome(Ultrasound Review) According to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, the growth between two ultrasound examinations can be used to predict neonatal outcome, even when gestational age is unknown.May 28, 2002UltrasoundUmbilical cord diameter serves as fetal aneuploidy marker(Ultrasound Review) Ultrasound imaging plays an important role in the early identification of women at increased risk of fetal chomosomal abnormalities, through nuchal translucency measurement.May 28, 2002UltrasoundFetal ear length may indicate chromosomal abnormality(Ultrasound Review) Obstetricians at Stanford University recently investigated fetal ear lengths (EL) as a possible predictor of chromosomal abnormality. They prospectively studied 1,311 fetuses that had EL data, and sonographic soft markers for aneuploidy.April 10, 2002UltrasoundColor Doppler evaluates livers post-transplantationUltrasound Review) Color Doppler sonography of hepatic artery reconstruction in liver transplantation was evaluated by Italian radiologists to establish normal post-transplantation values.April 10, 2002UltrasoundUltrasound separates galactoceles from simple cysts(Ultrasound Review) The purpose of this study was to characterize the sonographic appearances of galactoceles. This is the most common benign breast lesion in lactating patients. Ultrasound is the modality of choice for diagnosis, because women of childbearing age tend to have breasts of the increased density.April 8, 2002Previous PagePage 7 of 13Next PageTop StoriesMedicolegalUnitedHealthcare alleges billing fraud in new RP lawsuitPass-through billing has come up again in a new lawsuit alleging RP funneled in-network claims through a "sham out-of-network entity."Molecular ImagingPET/MR enterography shows promise in Crohn’s diseaseAIPatient-facing AI shifts focus from reports to relationshipsMRIDTI-MRI shows childhood neglect's effect on the brain's white matterUltrasoundEcho images show consequences of steroid use among athletes
