Ultrasound: Page 26

NaviFUS to begin FUS terminal brain cancer trial

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of NaviFUS' focused ultrasound (FUS) in a clinical trial to treat terminal primary brain tumors.

August 5, 2021

First figures released on imaging of Tokyo Olympics

By Philip Ward

Over 200 MRI exams were performed in the polyclinic during the first week of the Tokyo Olympics, and 90% of these scans were for suspected musculoskeletal injuries, chief radiologist Dr. Yukihisa Saida has revealed.

August 2, 2021

Radiology swings into action at Tokyo Olympics

By Philip Ward

Medical imaging is already playing a valuable clinical role in the Tokyo Olympics, and both MRI and ultrasound look set to be essential diagnostic tools right up to the closing ceremony on 8 August.

July 26, 2021

Echocardiography can determine patient risk in COVID-19 cases

By Amerigo Allegretto

Transthoracic echocardiography is helpful in determining mortality risk for patients with COVID-19, according to research published on 21 July in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation.

July 26, 2021

Keeping aware of renal complications can help save lives

By Philip Ward

Prompt recognition of the complications from renal interventions is vital -- particularly given the potential threat to life -- and building up a greater understanding of early and delayed complications can allow radiologists to direct the management of patients, new research has found.

July 19, 2021

Butterfly Network appoints new executives

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Point-of-care ultrasound developer Butterfly Network has appointed two new executives.

July 18, 2021

POCUS decision-support algorithm aids diagnosis of transient synovitis

By Amerigo Allegretto

A point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) decision-support algorithm can help to identify transient synovitis in pediatric patients. It includes a set of five clinical criteria that must be met, followed by bedside ultrasonography of the hip joint.

July 15, 2021

What should sonographers say about fetal ultrasound anomalies?

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The ability to detect congenital anomalies in the fetus has improved significantly over recent years, and ultrasound at around 20 weeks of gestation is now a routine part of antenatal care, U.K. researchers wrote in an article posted on 5 July by the Society of Radiographers.

July 6, 2021

EchoNous raises 51M euros to launch Kosmos POCUS scanner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer EchoNous has raised $60 million (50.6 million euros) to support the commercial launch of Kosmos, the company's AI-guided point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system.

July 1, 2021

Novel deep-learning model shows high agreement with human readers

By Amerigo Allegretto

A cardiac research group from London has tested an artificial intelligence approach capable of accurate, automated segmentation of high-resolution intravascular ultrasound images in real-time. The team published its findings online on 18 June in the International Journal of Cardiology.

June 27, 2021

Investigation highlights midwife's failure to read ultrasound scans

By Philip Ward

A patient had to make an agonizing decision to terminate her first pregnancy at 25 weeks after a midwife said she was too busy to read two ultrasound exams showing serious fetal abnormalities, according to a report issued on 21 June by the New Zealand authorities. The problems with the pregnancy could have been picked up a month earlier, the report found.

June 22, 2021

ESR issues statement on use of lung ultrasound in COVID-19

By Philip Ward

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has released what it hopes will be the definitive document about the role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 patients. The new report, posted on 19 June, includes seven clinical images and advice on infection control.

June 21, 2021

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