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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Radiologists Remain Primary POC Ultrasound Users, Study Shows

Non-radiologist physicians have contributed to the widespread use of point-of-care (POC) ultrasound, but radiologists remain the primary users, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Petition Urges Removal of Black Box Warnings From Ultrasound Contrast Agents

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a citizen petition from the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS), requesting that the agency remove black box warnings on ultrasound contrast agents.

ACR Seeks Clinical Reviewers For Ultrasound Accreditation Program

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is looking for clinical reviewers for its ultrasound accreditation program.

Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Enhances Microvascular Perfusion Deficit Detection

Microvascular perfusion deficits and reduced arterial perfusion reserve are clearly detectable in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) when dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is used after transient arterial occlusion, report the authors of a feasibility study published online and in the August issue of Investigative Radiology.

Study Confirms Safety Of Ultrasound Contrast Agent

Optison ™ (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension, USP), a diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent designed by GE Healthcare to improve suboptimal echocardiograms, may be used without concern about its affects on pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) or pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), according to results of a study

Swapping Ultrasound For CT Yields Big Savings In Evaluating Appendicitis

Executing a partial substitution of ultrasound for CT in evaluating appendicitis could slash U.S. healthcare system expenditures by more than $1 billion, according to research conducted at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and presented at last week’s American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.

Toshiba Unveils Ultrasound Product Enhancements

Toshiba America Medical Systems introduced several enhancements to its cardiac and shared ultrasound systems at this week’s American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in New Orleans.

Compact Ultrasound Market Gains Ground

The compact ultrasound market outpaced the overall ultrasound market in 2010, rising by 21% from the prior year to reach $276 million in the U.S., reveals research released recently by analyst Harvey Klein, Ph.D., of Klein Biomedical Consultants, Inc., New York City, N.Y.

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