Ultrasound

Ultrasound Device Reduces the Number of Tests Required for Inpatients and Outpatients
The results of a study carried out by the European Association for the Study of the Liver into the use of a Pocket-sized Ultrasound Device together with a physical examination, have been presented at the 2015 International Liver Congress, in Vienna . More...20 May 2015
Novel Tele-Robotic Cardiovascular Ultrasound Imaging Trial Planned Between New York and Chicago
A new clinical trial between the Mount Sinai hospital Icahn School of Medicine and the Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center will test the feasibility of carrying out tele-robotic, long-distance ultrasound examinations over the Internet. More...18 May 2015

Physicians Advocate the Use of Ultrasound for Investigating Pelvic Symptoms
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine has published an article in the April 2015 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology recommending the use of ultrasound examinations instead of Computed Tomography, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging, for women presenting with flank pain, pelvic pain, or pelvic masses. More...13 May 2015
Global Healthcare Study of Coronary Artery Disease Reaches Significant Milestone
A major milestone has been reached in the Lipid-Rich Plaque study, a prospective, multicenter clinical trial with the potential to reveal breakthrough correlations between Lipid-Rich Plaques and occurrence of heart attacks. More...11 May 2015
Emerging Focused Ultrasound Technology Expected to help Revolutionize Neurological Care
Transcranial focused ultrasound, guided by Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and focused ultrasound used with microbubbles, have been named one of 12 emerging technologies that have the potential to revolutionize neurological and psychiatric care over the next ten years. More...10 May 2015

In Other News
Portable Diagnostic Ultrasound System Deployed on Soccer Field
Study Suggests Ultrasound Could Eliminate Breast Biopsies in Adolescent Girls
Revolutionary Touch Screen Ultrasound System Unveiled
Debut of an Innovative Ultrasound Platform with a Touch-Screen Control Panel at ECR 2015
Portable Ultrasound Saves Lives in Remote Rural Central America
Breakthrough Ultrasound Treatment for Alzheimer's Developed
Use of Ultrasound, CT, CTE, and MRE to Predict the Severity of Crohn's Disease Compared
New Mobile Healthcare Video Integration Boom System Announced
Precancerous Breast Changes in Women with BRCA Gene Identified Using MR Spectroscopy
Clearer Than Ever with Siemens New Mobile Acuson P500 Ultrasound
Report Highlights the Importance of Avoiding Unnecessary Computed Tomography Scans
Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms Reversed for the First Time
New Integrated System for Prostate Biopsies Using Ultrasound Imaging with MRI Guidance
US FDA Announces Clearance for New Handheld Bladder Scanner
High-Resolution Ultrasound and MRI for Management of Peroneal Tendon Injuries
Trend Toward Smaller Ultrasound Devices as Sales Increase
Guidelines Released for Quantitative Monitoring of Critically Ill and Surgery Patients Using Echocardiography
Compact Ultrasound Scanner Measures Bladder Volume
Update Guidelines Published for Echo Cardiac Chamber Quantification in Adults
Using Portable Ultrasound to Identify Possible Heart Attacks and Strokes Before Symptoms Arise
Ultrasound Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening Not Necessary for Diagnosis of All Women with Dense Breasts
Study Shows Potential for Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Focused Ultrasound
Warning Issued Against Unsupervised Use of Handheld Fetal Ultrasound Devices
MedImaging channel of MedImaging offers comprehensive coverage of medical sonography in its Ultrasound channel dealing with diagnostic and obstetric sonography, palliative applications (MRgFUS), as well as reports on scanners and transducers.