Ultrasound: Page 99

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound progresses in GI tract
By Mélisande Rouger
The development of contrast-enhanced ultrasound quantification studies holds great promise in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and is an exciting future possibility, according to a leading expert from Italy.
September 29, 2011
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New innovations give added impetus to breast ultrasound
By Mélisande Rouger, Rebekah Moan
When it comes to breast ultrasound, combining B-mode, Doppler techniques, and elastography can help improve true-positive and true-negative diagnosis results by reducing the operator's influence on the outcome, according to an Austrian expert.
September 26, 2011
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Functional ultrasound imaging tracks brain activity
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Researchers at the Institut National de la Santé et de la Rechereche Médicale in Paris are conducting research on functional ultrasound, an ultrasensitive imaging technique that can visualize whole-brain microvasculature dynamics with high spatiotemporal resolution. Find out more in our news report.
September 15, 2011
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Swiss-based body aims to grow Africa's installed base
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The developers of a new imaging device that combines digital x-ray and ultrasound in a low-cost system hope it will provide a much-needed boost for healthcare in the developing world. Project GlobalDiagnostix has been launched to meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals in resource-poor regions.
September 12, 2011
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Innovations add impetus to ultrasound market
By Steve Holloway
The exhibition hall at the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress in Vienna proved to be a busy place. A series of product introductions suggest that the market is continuing to develop.
September 11, 2011
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GE relaunches Optison in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare's medical diagnostic division has announced the market reintroduction in Europe of Optison, a diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent.
August 31, 2011
WFUMB: Contrast agents advance in liver characterization
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can help to characterize liver disease, but it is tricky to know how best to proceed when ultrasound delivers very different results to those of CT or MR. Experts shared their knowledge of this topic at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.
August 30, 2011
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Siemens highlights new Acuson SC 2000 version
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is presenting version 2.0 of its Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress, being held in Paris from 27 to 31 August.
August 29, 2011
Philips debuts ClearVue system at WFUMB
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare introduced its ClearVue ultrasound systems at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress, held in Vienna in late August.
August 29, 2011
WFUMB: Ever wondered how you image a gorilla or rhino?
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Ultrasound is famous for being a safe technique, but it can become perilous at times for the examiner, especially when the patient is a belligerent baboon or a crazy crocodile. The world of veterinary imaging was unveiled at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress on Friday evening.
August 29, 2011
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SuperSonic debuts UltraFast Doppler at WFUMB
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology firm SuperSonic Imagine has unveiled its new UltraFast Doppler technology at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress in Vienna.
August 25, 2011
WFUMB: Elastography transforms hepatic imaging
By David Zizka
Acoustic radiation force impulse is a new elastographic method that allows rapid assessment of liver fibrosis that seems free of adverse events, is comfortable for the patient and sonographer, and has a mean duration of around five minutes, according to a scheduled presenter at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.
August 25, 2011
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