Ultrasound: Page 67

GE, NHS partner to test tiny ultrasound scanner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE healthcare has signed an agreement with the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) to test its pocket-sized Vscan ultrasound scanner in the identification of breech babies, with the goal of reducing the risk of injury during childbirth.

March 17, 2016

SuperSonic posts slight 2015 sales gains

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A 7% decrease in sales in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America undermined financial results for SuperSonic Imagine in calendar year 2015.

March 15, 2016

Hitachi signs biopsy deal with MedCom

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hitachi Medical Systems Europe has signed an agreement with MedCom to distribute that company's BiopSee functional imaging system for biopsy and therapy guidance.

March 13, 2016

Digital era of efficiency limiting clinical expansion of ultrasound

By Steve Holloway

Today, ultrasound systems are almost as common in the emergency room as in the radiology department. However, the unique characteristics and functionality of ultrasound that have allowed application diversification is also creating some significant challenges, most notably in integration with rapidly expanding healthcare IT networks.

March 10, 2016

Toshiba taps Canon as exclusive suitor for medical division

By Erik L. Ridley

Canon appears to be the winner of the bidding war for Toshiba Medical Systems. Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba said on Wednesday that it has awarded Canon exclusive negotiation rights to buy its profitable medical division.

March 8, 2016

SuperSonic features new products at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine is highlighting its new SuperEndocavity volumetric transducer and featuring other products at ECR 2016.

March 4, 2016

Hitachi Aloka debuts Arietta V70 with enhanced elastography functions

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hitachi Aloka Medical is presenting its Arietta V70 ultrasound system with enhanced elastography functions at this week's ECR 2016.

March 4, 2016

CEUS shines for indeterminate small renal masses

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Thanks to its sensitivity for slight blood flow in tumors, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be very useful for characterizing hypovascular masses that were indeterminate on contrast-enhanced CT or MRI, Italian researchers reported on Thursday at ECR 2016.

March 4, 2016

Ultrasound firms take advice from customers in the front line

By John Bonner

Ultrasound manufacturers are looking for ways to help customers work faster and more efficiently, but to understand how tasks can be done better, companies need to know exactly how they are tackled now. At ECR 2016, vendors will display equipment developed after asking sonographers about how they perform routine tasks and which factors cause obstructions in the hospital workflow.

March 1, 2016

MR-guided HIFU: A good alternative to lumpectomy

By Kate Madden Yee

MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is safe for breast tumor ablation, offering an even less invasive alternative to lumpectomy -- as well as other forms of ablation -- for women with early-stage invasive breast cancer, according to a new study.

February 24, 2016

MR-guided HIFU: A good alternative to lumpectomy

By Kate Madden Yee

MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is safe for breast tumor ablation, offering an even less invasive alternative to lumpectomy -- as well as other forms of ablation -- for women with early-stage invasive breast cancer, according to a new study.

February 24, 2016

Alpinion nets CE Mark for HIFU system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Korean ultrasound technology developer Alpinion Medical Systems has received the CE Mark for its Alpius 900 ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system for the treatment of uterine fibroids.

February 16, 2016

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