Ultrasound: Page 120

GE inks deal with International Aid
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed an agreement with global humanitarian agency International Aid covering the distribution of medical equipment to communities in developing countries.
June 11, 2007
InSightec nabs CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec announced that its ExAblate 2000 system has received the European CE Mark certification for pain palliation of bone metastases.
June 6, 2007
Esaote to buy Kontron from Fukuda Denshi
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The French subsidiary of Italian medical device firm Esaote of Genoa has signed an agreement to buy Kontron Medical from Tokyo-based medical instrument firm Fukuda Denshi.
May 16, 2007
Liver stiffness tied to portal hypertension in cirrhosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 16 - Liver stiffness is indicative of portal hypertension in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis, Italian researchers report in the May issue of Hepatology. The team from the University of Florence evaluated the ability of transient elastography to predict portal hypertension in 61 patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease.
May 15, 2007
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Arrow, Esaote ink distribution deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional accessories developer Arrow International of Reading, PA has signed a distribution agreement with ultrasound firm Esaote of Genoa, Italy.
April 18, 2007
Cardiac function impaired among smokers, even when they're young and fit
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 12 - There is little information regarding the effects of smoking on cardiac function in young adults, researchers from Poland note in a new study published in Chest. Their goal was to use echocardiography to determine multiple measures of left and right ventricular diastolic function, and to see if smoking caused functional impairment.
April 11, 2007
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Misonix reports HIFU kidney trial success
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix said that results for the firm's Sonatherm 600 high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) clinical trials for kidney cancer were promising.
March 21, 2007
Medipattern integrates B-CAD with Sectra
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern of Toronto has integrated its B-CAD application with Swedish technology developer Sectra's breast imaging workstation.
March 21, 2007
B-K Medical introduces new prostate transducer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
B-K Medical has launch a new transrectal prostate transducer, the 8818, which combines the functionality of simultaneous biplane and endfire transducers in one device.
March 8, 2007
Can ultrasound benefit from the rest of radiology?
By Dr. Lars Thorelius
In part II of his two-part series on improving the clinical practice of ultrasound, Dr. Lars Thorelius from University Hospital in Linköping, Sweden, describes how his department has applied a radiological attitude and workflow to the modality, involving standardized scanning and full documentation, and the positive effects that have resulted.
March 7, 2007
Misonix, Partnermed sign Scandinavian HIFU deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix said it has entered into a distribution agreement in Scandinavia for the firm's Sonoblate 500 high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) device with Partnermed.
March 5, 2007
Controversy remains over keepsake prenatal ultrasound images
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 2 - Whether providing expectant parents with an ultrasound "keepsake" image of their unborn child is justifiable is the topic of a "special report" in the February 3rd issue of the British Medical Journal.
February 1, 2007
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