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Interventionalists see safer RFA with coregistered laparoscopic US, CT

By Eric Barnes

BERLIN - Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and other minimally invasive interventions have become increasingly popular. But the interventionalists who perform them often end up working in the dark, as the CT or MR image they've placed across the room bears little resemblance to the laparoscopic ultrasound images used to guide the RFA needle. Researchers may have found a solution, according to a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.

June 26, 2005

European ultrasound market heats up

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European ultrasound market will earn $719 million in revenues in 2006, and will reach $1.06 billion in 2013, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

December 18, 1999