Ultrasound: Page 29

Philips debuts ultrasound tools for AAA

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips has introduced 3D ultrasound-based technology to monitor abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).

January 26, 2021

Hologic adds 3D breast ultrasound to SuperSonic units

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hologic has announced the launch of 3D breast ultrasound on its SuperSonic Mach 30 and 20 systems in Europe.

January 21, 2021

Focused ultrasound gives hope in Parkinson's disease

By Tami Freeman, PhD

A new Spanish-led study suggests that focused ultrasound may benefit patients with asymmetric Parkinson's disease, in which symptoms are much more severe on one side of the body. Using precise, focused ultrasound energy had a very strong effect on parkinsonian symptoms, the investigators found.

January 20, 2021

Exact, GE Healthcare to develop ACT ultrasound probe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Exact Therapeutics and GE Healthcare are developing an ultrasound probe that will be used to test acoustic cluster therapy (ACT) for multiple diseases in upcoming studies.

January 19, 2021

Ultrasound gel can transmit viruses and requires care

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound gel is not produced as a sterile product, and precautions must be taken to reduce the transmission of viruses and bacteria, Public Health England has warned. The group has issued a three-page document to address the issue of contaminated ultrasound gel.

January 18, 2021

Global radiology training gets set for change

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A new educational course spearheaded by the Australian-based charity Radiology Across Borders promises to improve patient access to imaging services worldwide. Aimed mostly at those in the developing world or remote areas, it will focus on safety and interpretation of common pathologies.

January 17, 2021

Novel thyroid study hits the right note

By Theresa Pablos

A research group from Tours, France, has reported the initial success of a thyroid cancer screening technique called vocal passive elastography. The method can detect abnormally stiff tissues on ultrasound when participants sing the "eeee" sound.

January 14, 2021

Imaging mourns loss of cardiac pioneer Simon Rees

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Dr. Simon Rees, the eminent cardiac radiologist and educator, has died. We pay tribute to the man who helped care for the British royal family, who was the only doctor on duty when a major air disaster occurred, and whose overwhelming passion outside of radiology was hunting.

January 13, 2021

Hybrid imaging gives boost to ovarian biopsies

By Erik L. Ridley

Investigators from the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have used a targeted, ultrasound-guided tissue biopsy method that superimposed CT images with tumor habitat maps onto ultrasound images in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer.

January 12, 2021

Ultromics' AI software gets thumbs-up from regulators

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared EchoGo Pro, an artificial intelligence (AI) decision support software application from U.K. software developer Ultromics for identifying coronary artery disease on echocardiograms.

January 10, 2021

QT Imaging announces EMEA distribution agreement

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Transmission ultrasound breast imaging developer QT Imaging has named Dutch firm Freedom Ventures as exclusive distributor of its QTscan device for the European, Middle Eastern, and North African markets (EMEA). Freedom Ventures will do business as QT Scan.

January 7, 2021

New study confirms safety of ultrasound-guided vein access

By Theresa Pablos

Australian researchers have shown that ultrasound-guided tunneled central venous access is safe for children. Their randomized clinical trial included more than 100 patients and showed that ultrasound-guided placement reduced operating time and preserved vein size.

January 4, 2021

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