Ultrasound: Page 47

2D shear-wave elastography diagnoses cirrhosis
By Kate Madden Yee
2D shear-wave elastography is an effective tool for ruling out liver fibrosis or cirrhosis in people with chronic liver disease, German researchers wrote in a study published online on 11 December in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
December 18, 2018
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MedaPhor raises funds through share offering
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MedaPhor has raised gross proceeds of 78,778 pounds (approximately 87,750 euros) through an open offer for 926,801 shares of the U.K. ultrasound training and quality assurance firm.
December 11, 2018
US/MRI fusion software enhances prostate biopsies
By Erik L. Ridley
Software that fuses ultrasound and MRI images for guidance of prostate biopsies can help surgeons find clinically significant prostate cancers that would have otherwise been missed, according to research published on 6 December in European Urology.
December 5, 2018
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Hitachi brings new software to EuroEcho-Imaging 2018
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems Europe is unveiling the third generation of its intelligent Vector Flow Mapping (iVFM) technology at this week's EuroEcho-Imaging 2018 conference in Milan, Italy.
December 4, 2018
Use ultrasound to evaluate masses found on DBT
By Kate Madden Yee
Ultrasound is 98% effective for further assessing masses found on screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to a study published online on 29 November in the British Journal of Radiology. The findings suggest that a diagnostic mammogram after screening DBT is unnecessary, thus sparing women additional radiation exposure.
December 4, 2018
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French seek progress on ultrasound hygiene
By Frances Rylands-Monk
While French radiologists are waiting for a Ministry of Health decision on ultrasound probe disinfection regulations, the country's scientific societies are gearing up to promote higher decontamination standards in line with other European countries, ultrasound expert Prof. Nicolas Grenier revealed at the RSNA 2018 meeting in Chicago.
December 4, 2018
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Courses in Vienna and Auckland to explore MSK ultrasound
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Upcoming training courses to be held in Austria and New Zealand will explore the use of ultrasound for musculoskeletal imaging.
December 3, 2018
Showing patients their cardiac scans can have major impact
By Philip Ward
Swedish researchers of a large study have found that showing patients visible signs of arterial atherosclerosis and plaque on their own ultrasound scans can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease a year later. Their article was published online on 3 December in the Lancet.
December 3, 2018
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Fukushima study sheds light on childhood thyroid cancer
By Philip Ward
The latest results of mass ultrasound screening of children for thyroid cancer after the Fukushima disaster were published online on 29 November by JAMA Otolaryngology. The study provides vital data on thyroid cancer, but may lead to more demands outside of Japan for ultrasound scans in younger people, increasing the risk of overdiagnosis.
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MedaPhor hits 1M ultrasound images in AI database
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. ultrasound training and quality assurance firm MedaPhor announced its database used for artificial intelligence (AI) training now exceeds 1 million obstetric ultrasound images.
November 27, 2018
MedaPhor starts AI study for ultrasound-guided anesthesia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. ultrasound training and quality assurance firm MedaPhor is kicking off a U.K. study of its AnatomyGuide artificial intelligence (AI) software in ultrasound-guided anesthetic procedures, peripheral nerve blocks in particular.
November 25, 2018
Sonoscanner previews latest U-Lite unit at RSNA
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French portable ultrasound developer Sonoscanner is offering hands-on workshops as demonstrations for the latest version of its U-Lite tablet-sized ultrasound unit at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.
November 25, 2018
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