Ultrasound: Page 31

Italian team reports new data on COVID-19 tests
By Theresa Pablos
A group of emergency physicians from Turin, Italy, have used the point-of-care lung ultrasound scan findings and clinical symptoms of more than 200 patients to highlight patients with false-negative COVID-19 test results.
October 25, 2020
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Handheld ultrasound proves value in pandemic
By Simon Harris and Alan Stoddart
Demand for handheld ultrasound has increased massively in 2020, and the technology has become a front-line diagnostic tool for patients with suspected COVID-19. Our special feature article looks at what's driving the growth of the sector and investigates whether handheld systems will bring imaging into the home.
October 21, 2020
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Philips reports sharp drop in ultrasound sales
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has recorded a 3% decline in sales on a comparable basis for its global Diagnosis & Treatment businesses during the third quarter of 2020, but this represents an improvement compared with the 9% fall in Q2, CEO Frans van Houten told a press briefing on 19 October.
October 19, 2020
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New research highlights progress in residual breast cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
Image-guided biopsy of the tumor bed or residual abnormalities found on imaging after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is gaining popularity as a predictive tool for assessing residual cancer. The technique can help to identify exceptional treatment responders for de-escalation of local therapy, an international study has found.
October 19, 2020
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Top sonographer gives tips on working in pandemic
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
To continue working safely as the pandemic progresses, sonographers must take into account their local context and setting, according to Gill Harrison, professional officer for ultrasound at the U.K. Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR). National guidance can help, but it's important for departments to have risk assessments that consider their working environment, individual staff needs, and patient types, she noted in an article on the SCoR website.
October 18, 2020
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How can you meet the challenge posed by skier's thumb?
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Skier's thumb represents between 5% and 10% of all skiing injuries, but skiing only accounts for around 3% of acute ulnar collateral ligament injuries. It can pose a serious diagnostic challenge, but one that can be overcome if six top tips are kept in mind, according to a leading musculoskeletal imaging expert.
October 14, 2020
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How do sonographers view the pandemic?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
It's clear there's no quick fix to the pandemic, Morag Stout, a consultant sonographer at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, U.K., has written in an article posted on the Society and College of Radiographers website. "This pandemic is not a short, sharp shock; it is a marathon," she noted.
October 11, 2020
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Space, the final frontier: France embarks on new mission
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The French society of radiology and the country's national center for space exploration have signed a partnership, delegates learned at the French national radiology congress on 4 October. The aim is to develop imaging solutions to be sent on space flights and to collaborate on image collection and optimization, teleradiology, and training of astronauts.
October 5, 2020
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Ultromics, Mayo Clinic partner again in echo AI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. software developer Ultromics will be collaborating with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, to apply artificial intelligence (AI) software to diagnose heart failure on echocardiography studies.
September 28, 2020
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COVID-19 papers: Publish fast, even if it's trash
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
In the mad rush of the COVID-19 rat race to become the first to publish "important" scientific or research results, even respected peer-reviewed journals have accepted articles without a proper review, the Maverinck writes in a new column. Pointless papers have become a serious problem, he says.
September 28, 2020
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French-speaking world gets set for 6-channel JFR
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Predictive imaging, lung cancer screening, and the so-called patient experience will be central themes at the annual congress for the French-speaking radiological community, the Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR). The event will take place between 2 and 5 October via six livestreaming channels.
September 27, 2020
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German team pioneers silicon ultrasound detectors
By Theresa Pablos
Researchers from Munich have developed a new type of silicon-based ultrasound detector using a computer chip that can confine light in dimensions not seen by the human eye. As a result, it can visualize features much smaller than modern ultrasound systems can.
September 21, 2020
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