Ultrasound

Ultrasound, also referred to as sonography or diagnostic ultrasound, uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize soft tissue. Ultrasounds are frequently ordered to measure fetal anatomy during pregnancy, check for blood clots and to guide needle biopsy procedures of the breast, abdomen and pelvis. The imaging modality does not use any radiation to create images. Find news specific to cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography).

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Key factors associated with appendicitis misses on ultrasound and 1 possible fix

A multi-categorical approach to reporting US for suspected appendicitis conveys more precise estimates, according to a new study. 

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FDA removes ‘unnecessary hurdle’ impeding use of ultrasound imaging agent

The federal agency is peeling away precautions that impact enhanced imaging of the heart, GE Healthcare announced Tuesday.  

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AI tool increases radiologists’ accuracy at spotting breast cancer on ultrasound scans by 37%

The system also helped reduce the number of biopsies and false positives, NYU Langone experts detailed recently in Nature Communications. 

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GE Healthcare beefs up ultrasound business with $1.4B acquisition

The healthcare giant agreed to acquire advanced surgical visualization firm BK Medical from Altaris Capital.

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Radiologists should scrutinize use of MRI-directed breast ultrasound to avoid inefficiencies, experts charge

A new Mayo Clinic analysis found this task is often ineffective, urging practices to reexamine their use of this combo, experts wrote in Clinical Imaging. 

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Tech firm specializing in artificial intelligence-based ultrasound analysis raises $14M

DiA Imaging Analysis said the funds come by way of existing and new contributors including Philips and several investment firms. 

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Supplemental ultrasound screening with mammography improves cancer detection across all breast types

Density should not be the sole criteria for deciding whether additional imaging is justified, experts charged in a new JAMA Network Open investigation. 

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Ultrasound specialists raise $220M to commercialize imaging, workflow solutions

The new funds are expected to go toward commercializing the company’s AI-powered handheld ultrasound systems and point-of-care ultrasound workflow solution.

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.