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SuperSonic debuts UltraFast Doppler at WFUMB
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology firm SuperSonic Imagine has unveiled its new UltraFast Doppler technology at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress in Vienna.
August 25, 2011
WFUMB: Elastography transforms hepatic imaging
By David Zizka
Acoustic radiation force impulse is a new elastographic method that allows rapid assessment of liver fibrosis that seems free of adverse events, is comfortable for the patient and sonographer, and has a mean duration of around five minutes, according to a scheduled presenter at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.
August 25, 2011
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WFUMB: Ultrasound assists in inflammatory bowel disease
By David Zizka
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is the most sensitive method for detecting even minor bowel blood flow, a relevant sign for inflammatory bowel disease, and is more powerful than ultrasound alone for characterizing inflammatory masses, according to a scheduled presenter at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.
August 25, 2011
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Physicians remain ignorant of radiation exposure, study finds
By Cynthia E. Keen
How well-informed are physicians with respect to their knowledge of radiation dose? Not very, according to a U.K. study published in the August issue of Clinical Radiology. Doctors in Oxford and South Wales completed questionnaires estimating radiation dose and didn't do so well.
August 25, 2011
Ovarian cysts may not lead to cancer: study
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Finding ovarian cysts on an ultrasound scan isn't a cancer sentence for women who are middle-aged and older, a new U.K. screening study suggests. Women with so-called "inclusion cysts" weren't at higher risk for ovarian cancer or, for that matter, breast or endometrial tumors, researchers found.
August 24, 2011
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Cardiac arrest strikes young and old athletes alike
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from France suggests that young, competitive athletes account for only a fraction of sports-related cardiac arrests, in which the heart stops beating without warning. Rather, most cardiac arrests may happen in adult men playing recreational sports, the study found.
August 24, 2011
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Toshiba adds to Aplio ultrasound series
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems plans to introduce new models in its Aplio line of ultrasound scanners at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress, which begins in Vienna on Friday 26 August.
August 23, 2011
Hitachi Aloka makes WFUMB debut
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hitachi Aloka Medical, a newly formed company arising from the merger of Hitachi Medical and Aloka, is making its European debut at the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress, which begins in Vienna on Friday 26 August.
August 23, 2011
Echo before noncardiac surgery does not improve outcomes
By Eric Barnes
Patients who undergo preoperative echocardiography before surgery die slightly more often in the months following noncardiac surgery, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. However, the researchers emphasize the association does not imply a causal link.
August 22, 2011
Elastography beats ultrasound in prostate cancer detection
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared with conventional grayscale ultrasonography, transrectal real-time elastography improves the detection of prostate cancer -- but it's not ready for prime time yet, German researchers say.
August 21, 2011
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Stroke screening raises hopes, worries
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new test may be able to spot people at high risk of stroke, although it's too early to be too excited about the findings, researchers said on Wednesday. The study was published online in the journal Neurology.
August 17, 2011
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Treatment guidelines for chronic heart failure receive overhaul
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of chronic heart failure in adults in the August 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. These new guidelines update and make important changes compared with prior recommendations issued by NICE in 2003.
August 15, 2011
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