Ultrasound: Page 106

Accurate, fast soft-plaque measurement seen with coronary CTA

By Eric Barnes

Automated measurement of soft plaque in the heart using coronary CT angiography (CTA) was accurate compared to the gold-standard modality, intravascular ultrasound, and was far faster than manual methods, concluded a new report published online this month in Radiology.

September 20, 2010

U-Systems somo.v nets EU clearance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound developer U-Systems has received approval to market its somo.v automated breast ultrasound system as an adjunct to mammography for screening asymptomatic women for breast cancer in the European Union.

September 12, 2010

Aortic root dilation in athletes requires close surveillance

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Aortic root dilation is uncommon in highly trained competitive athletes and is not likely to be caused by exercise training. Consequently, aortic root dilation in this population is probably pathologic and shouldn't be dismissed, according to findings published in the August 17 online issue of Circulation.

September 9, 2010

3D TEE bests 2D TEE in mitral regurgitation grading

By Erik L. Ridley

3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is superior to 2D TEE for quantifying the severity of mitral regurgitation, according to researchers from Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands.

September 9, 2010

Misonix wins Spanish distribution deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Misonix has entered into a three-year distribution agreement with a Spanish firm.

September 8, 2010

Agfa, TomTec ink echo software deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare and imaging software developer TomTec Imaging Systems have announced an agreement to collaborate on an echocardiography analysis and measurement software package.

August 25, 2010

CapeRay gets venture funding

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

South African mammography developer CapeRay Medical has received $2 million in venture capital funding to develop a breast cancer detection system.

August 23, 2010

New biomarkers identify severe abdominal injury after multiple trauma

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 20 - Two newly recognized biomarkers, intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) and liver fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP), can signal severe abdominal injury in trauma patients, according to a July report in Academic Emergency Medicine.

August 19, 2010

Algorithm can't tell which kids need voiding cystourethrogram: study

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 12 - When Finnish researchers were looking for a way to identify kids with urinary tract infection who needed voiding cystourethrography, they tested a clinical rule published 10 years ago -- but it didn't work in their patients.

August 11, 2010

Cardiac resynchronization improves brain perfusion in heart failure

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 11 - When cardiac resynchronization improves left ventricular function in heart failure patients, it improves their cerebral blood flow as well, a small study has shown.

August 10, 2010

Siemens scores big Spanish deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has received an order from the Ministry of Health of the Spanish region of Murcia for medical technology, service, and financing valued at 132 million euros ($174 million U.S.).

August 9, 2010

Siemens fills Barts imaging order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has installed 11 new imaging systems at St. Bartholomew's (Barts) Hospital's new Imaging and Diagnostics Department in the Barts Cancer Centre.

August 9, 2010

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