Ultrasound: Page 51

Value of AAA screening drops as smoking declines
By Erik L. Ridley
Mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has dropped sharply over the past two decades, thanks to lower smoking rates -- and this trend is reducing the value of ultrasound AAA screening programs, according to a large Swedish study published in Lancet.
June 15, 2018
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How Ian Donald transformed ultrasound
By Dr. Arpan K. Banerjee
This month marks the 60th anniversary of U.K. researcher Dr. Ian Donald's classic article on ultrasound, published in the Lancet. Ultrasound has changed medical management and diagnosis for the better. Dr. Arpan K. Banerjee discusses more in this column.
June 14, 2018
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Sonoscanner awarded Swedish contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French portable ultrasound developer Sonoscanner is the winner of an international bid to supply all of Sweden's major hospitals with its portable ultrasound system.
June 12, 2018
MedaPhor secures London ScanTrainer installation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. ultrasound training developer MedaPhor has installed one of its ScanTrainer ob/gyn and general medical simulator training platforms at one of London North West Healthcare Natioanl Health Service (NHS) Trust's hospitals.
June 6, 2018
Ultrasound identifies patellar traits of football players
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound helps identify patellar tendon characteristics that distinguish elite football players from nonelite ones, according to a study published online on 2 June in the European Journal of Applied Physiology.
June 5, 2018
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Hitachi secures ultrasound deal in London
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems Europe has won a contract to provide six ultrasound scanners to three hospital groups in London.
June 4, 2018
Which modality works best for diagnosing kidney stones?
By Kate Madden Yee
Which modality works best for diagnosing kidney stone disease, also known as urolithiasis: digital tomosynthesis, ultrasound, or the current reference standard of multidetector CT? It depends, according to a study published in the European Journal of Radiology.
June 3, 2018
2016 08 23 17 04 30 620 Kidney 400
Russian group develops mobile ultrasound transducer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Russian researchers have developed a mobile ultrasound transducer that allows a single device to be used for applications that have traditionally been performed by either stationary or mobile scanners.
May 28, 2018
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Ultrasound finds more pneumonia than x-ray
By Kate Madden Yee
Lung ultrasound finds more cases of pneumonia in children and young adults than chest radiography does, according to a study published online on May 11 in the journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
May 23, 2018
2017 12 20 17 16 6396 Lung General 400
Bracco collaborates again with Shanghai Pharmaceuticals
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Contrast developer Bracco Imaging is collaborating with longtime partner Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding in China on new R&D activities aimed at applying its ultrasound contrast agent technology for treatment monitoring in oncology.
May 21, 2018
Elastography highlights malignant breast lesions
By Rebekah Moan
Shear-wave elastography differentiates malignant from benign breast lesions with high accuracy and a very high negative predictive value, according to Israeli researchers. In addition, the technique is not affected by the immediate density of the tissues surrounding the lesion or the depth of the lesion.
May 17, 2018
MedaPhor software featured on TV
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Software from U.K. ultrasound training developer MedaPhor was showcased on a television program in the U.K.
May 13, 2018
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