Ultrasound: Page 117

Esaote provides US scanners to Olympics
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound firm Esaote said that its MyLab 70 XVision ultrasound scanners will be used at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
August 7, 2008
US-guided core-needle breast biopsy offers alternative to surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center studied 14-gauge ultrasound-guided biopsy's false-negative and underestimation rates, concluding that the technique provides an accurate alternative to surgical excision for evaluating nonpalpable breast lesions.
August 6, 2008
GE moves Optison agent through EU regulation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has withdrawn the marketing authorization for GE Healthcare's Optison ultrasound contrast agent, a move that the company said is a routine part of the firm's effort to renew regulatory approval for the product.
July 22, 2008
Increased carotid distension an independent predictor of coronary events
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 17 - B-mode ultrasonography is a simple, noninvasive way to assess carotid distension, which is an independent predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the elderly, French researchers report.
July 16, 2008
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Heel ultrasound may effectively assess osteoporotic fracture risk
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 2 - Quantitative heel ultrasound plus the presence of clinical risk factors may provide an easy, effective method of assessing the risk of osteoporotic fractures in elderly women, Swiss researchers report in the July issue of Radiology.
July 1, 2008
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Siemens places first S2000 scanner in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has installed its Acuson S2000 ultrasound scanner at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow, Scotland.
July 1, 2008
Siemens lands first U.K. order for P50
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order from Royal London Hospital in the U.K. for its Acuson P50 laptop ultrasound system.
June 22, 2008
High-intensity ultrasound destroys esophageal tumors
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 20 - Intraluminal high-intensity ultrasound appears to be an effective treatment for esophageal tumors, which are usually not amenable to curative resection, and can even achieve complete tumor necrosis, according to French researchers.
June 19, 2008
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Sonothrombolysis improves outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 11 - Sonothrombolysis with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator has a beneficial effect in patients with middle cerebral artery main stem occlusion, according to a report in the May issue of Stroke.
June 10, 2008
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Misonix inks Italian distribution deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix of Farmingdale, NY, has made a distribution deal with an Italian firm for its ultrasonic medical device technology, the company said.
June 5, 2008
Early screening urged for children in families with HCM
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 4 - Findings from a Swedish study indicate that children with a family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should be screened at an early age because risk of sudden death peaks early.
June 3, 2008
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Ultrasound contrast boosts prostate biopsy yield
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Prostate biopsy guided by contrast-enhanced color Doppler ultrasound is superior to systematic biopsy in a screening setting, according to research presented at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference this week.
May 21, 2008
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