Ultrasound: Page 22

What does it take to be a winner in elite sports imaging?

By Erik L. Ridley

In the high-stakes world of professional sport, imaging experts require a diverse range of skills, U.K. radiologist Dr. Amanda Isaac said at the Total Radiology Conference at Arab Health 2022. Don't work in isolation, she advised.

January 30, 2022

Which is best for COVID-19 diagnosis: POCUS or chest x-ray?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Italian scientists have reported that point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for lung imaging is of comparable clinical effectiveness to chest x-ray when it comes to diagnosing cases of COVID-19.

January 23, 2022

Rotterdam study illuminates detection of skin cancer metastases

By Amerigo Allegretto

Investigators from Erasmus MC in the Netherlands have reported that while relying on clinical examination alone can miss cancers in the head and neck, adding ultrasound may lead to unnecessary procedures.

January 12, 2022

Scottish researcher Fiona Denison, 51, dies of COVID-19 complications

By Philip Ward

Prof. Fiona Denison, an obstetrician who had a keen interest in ultrasound, multidisciplinary research, and global health, died on 9 January after contracting COVID-19, according to a statement by the Edinburgh Medical School and reports in the national media.

January 11, 2022

Danes show value of breast ultrasound in margin assessment

By Amerigo Allegretto

Researchers from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark have reported that breast ultrasound has the highest pooled sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve for margin assessment compared to radiography, digital breast tomosynthesis, and micro-CT.

January 9, 2022

Novel study evaluates ultrasound's impact on length of hospital stay

By Amerigo Allegretto

Australian researchers have found that performing focused ultrasound on cardiopulmonary patients just admitted to hospital may not decrease their length of stay compared to standard treatment.

December 22, 2021

Impressions and take-home messages from RSNA 2021

What did market analysts make of RSNA 2021? Regular columnist Steve Holloway and fellow industry experts share their main reflections and observations from the recent megashow in Chicago, where artificial intelligence (AI) was a dominant theme.

December 19, 2021

How exactly should you disinfect ultrasound transducers?

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cleaning and low-level disinfection methods effective against bloodborne pathogens are safe and sufficient procedures for disinfecting ultrasound transducers used in percutaneous procedures, according to an intersocietal position statement issued by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).

December 13, 2021

Dutch team advocates elastography for liver fibrosis imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

Investigators from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands reported at RSNA 2021 that point shear-wave elastography is accurate and reliable for measuring liver elasticity in chronic liver disease patients who present with fibrosis.

December 12, 2021

Philips highlights cardiac ultrasound suite at EuroEcho 2021

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips will highlight its expanded ultrasound portfolio for cardiac imaging during the EuroEcho 2021, the European Society of Cardiology's virtual meeting being held from 9-11 December.

December 8, 2021

Nanosonics signs new distributor for Mexico

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Australian medical technology company Nanosonics has signed on Mexican firm Juama to distribute its Trophon 2 ultrasound probe disinfection offering in Mexico.

December 8, 2021

Mindray unveils Resona 7 Lightning Edition

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mindray introduced its Resona 7 Lightning Edition premium radiology ultrasound scanner at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 8, 2021

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