Ultrasound in Medical News

Tennis Elbow, Shin Splints and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Could Be a Thing of the Past Due to New Efforts with Sports Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

The Andrews Institute brings national attention to sports musculoskeletal ultrasound, hosting their second sports musculoskeletal conference chaired by medical director and renowned sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews Gulf Breeze, Fla. (Vocus) July 16, 2009 -- The second...

Havel's Incorporated Expands Successful EchoStim(R) Ultrasound Needles into Canada

Havel's partners with Canadian Hospital Specialties, to release EchoStim(R) and EchoBlock(R) Ultrasound needles in Canada CINCINNATI, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Havel's Incorporated, a Cincinnati-based distributor of unique needle devices, has partnered with CHS, Canadian Hospital Specialties, ...

Sound Surgical Technologies' Chief Technology Officer Presents Paper on Focused Ultrasound Technology

PORTLAND, Ore., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Mark E. Schafer, Chief Technology Officer at Sound Surgical Technologies LLC and internationally recognized expert in ultrasonic technology, recently presented a paper on high intensity focused ultrasound at the 157th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of ...

Eklin Medical Systems Appoints Juan Thorn as West Coast Ultrasound Sales Representative

Leading Veterinary Care Digital Imaging and Data Management Providers Expands Area Market Role SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Eklin Medical Systems, a leading provider of digital radiography (DR), ultrasound, PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications Systems) and practice manage...

AIUM releases second edition of 'Medical Ultrasound Safety'

LAUREL, MDThe American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine is pleased to announce the release of Medical Ultrasound Safety, Second Edition . All operators of ultrasound systems with an output display should review the information in this publication. The book consists of 3 parts: Bioeffects and B...

iVu Imaging Selects BancTec's Multi-Vendor Services Group as Exclusive Service Provider for Intelligent Volumetric Ultrasound Equipment

DALLAS, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- BancTec, a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, today announced that it has signed an exclusive service provider agreement with iVu Imaging, a medical device company focused on the early detection of canc...

ProSolv CardioVascular and GE Healthcare Ultrasound Division Announce Affiliation

Companies to collaborate on product development to create open access to information that will enhance workflow and increase clinician efficiencies ORLANDO, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ProSolv CardioVascular , a FUJIFILM company and GE Healthcare's Cardiovascular Ultrasound unit anno...

Orcas Family Health Center Installs First Ultrasound System on Island

Island's Patients to Benefit from State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Imaging from MedPro Imaging ORCAS ISLAND, Wash., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest island in the San Juan Island chain, Orcas Island, has recently added state-of-the-art, diagnostic ultrasound to its healthcare services. Located...

MEDRAD Multi Vendor Service Launches TotalRepair(SM) on Select Ultrasound Probes

The first and only guaranteed ultrasound repair solution makes efficient use of shrinking healthcare budgets WARRENDALE, Pa., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDRAD, INC., Multi Vendor Service has announced the launch of TotalRepair, the first and only guaranteed repair solution on select ultrasoun...

Sonitor to Showcase New Ultrasound High Definition RTLS Receiver Technology at HIMSS 2009

Raising the bar for RTLS performance in hospitals; New easily deployable Sonitor High Definition Receiver provides reliable 100% room-level or sub-room location accuracy while leveraging the hospital's Wi-Fi or Ethernet network. Largo, FL (PRWEB) March 18, 2009 -- Sonit...

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Physician Training Seminar in Mexico City

Leading HIFU device in Mexico for Minimally Invasive Treatment for Prostate Cancer and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia draws attention from elite urologists CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Mexico HIFU in conjunction with International HIFU, the Mexican and international entities of USH...

Published Data Confirms First 3D Ultrasound for Breast Cancer Treatment Planning Helps Radiation Oncologists Better Define Treatment Region

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics Study Finds that Resonant Medical's Clarity Breast System Provides Enhanced Image Information for Planning Partial Breast Irradiation Treatment MONTREAL, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers report in the February 1st issue of the Int...

ALOKA Showcases a New Diagnostic Ultrasound System ProSound 4 at ECR 2009 in Vienna, Austria

TOKYO, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- ALOKA Co., Ltd. will be unveiling a new diagnostic ultrasound system at the European Congress of Radiology - ECR2009 - to be held from March 6th, 2009 in Vienna, Austria. Economic pressures continue to generate demand for ultrasound systems with higher cost-effe...

ALOKA Introduce the 'ProSound Advanced Performance 09 Upgrade' for the ProSound Alpha 7 Diagnostic Ultrasound System at ECR 2009 in Vienna, Austria

TOKYO, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ALOKA announced today the "Advanced Performance 09 Upgrade" for the high-end ProSound Alpha 7 system. The upgrade will be exhibited at ECR 2009 from 6th to 10th of March in Vienna, Austria. New Specialty Transducers: "By adding 7 specialty transducers designed...

Prominent Chicago Gynecologists Launch Treatment Project To Raise Awareness Among African American Women of Non-Invasive Ultrasound Uterine Fibroid Procedure

CHICAGO, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A project to create awareness among African American women about a non-invasive outpatient uterine fibroid treatment using high energy ultrasound will begin in the Chicago area in March, led by two prominent and well respected African American gynecologists, Dr...

Study shows ultrasound and tPA effective for stroke

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. An experimental therapy using tiny bubbles activated by transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound combined with the clot busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is more effective than tPA alone in treating patients suffering from ischemic stroke, according to new research pr...

Frost & Sullivan Forecasts Increased Demand for Portable and PC-based Ultrasound Units in Eastern Europe

LONDON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Limited purchasing power, combined with the lack of trained sonologists, has hampered growth in the ultrasound market in recent years. To compete with low-cost manufacturers, most vendors have started targeting the mid-range and low-end market segments. With the dem...

Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Program Assists Pregnant Women

Pregnancy centers receive funding for new medical technology NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the nation marked the 36th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion on demand the Knights of Columbus launched a new initiative aimed at pr...

Groundbreaking, inexpensive, pocket-sized ultrasound device can help treat cancer, relieve arthritis

ITHACA, N.Y. A prototype of a therapeutic ultrasound device, developed by a Cornell graduate student, fits in the palm of a hand, is battery-powered and packs enough punch to stabilize a gunshot wound or deliver drugs to brain cancer patients. It is wired to a ceramic probe, called a transducer, ...

Molecular Breast Imaging Has Greater Sensitivity Over Mammography, Ultrasound and MRI for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

CHICAGO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has been proven to be a highly sensitive imaging technique for the diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), a difficult to diagnose breast cancer. BSGI is a molecular breast imaging technique that can see lesions independen...

Molecular Breast Imaging Performs Better Than Ultrasound in Patients With Mammographic Abnormalities

CHICAGO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- For difficult to diagnose patients, Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) is found to be a more useful adjunctive imaging tool than ultrasound for patients who need additional imaging following a questionable mammogram, this according to findings presented today at t...

Video: Ultrasound Systems Can Produce Clearer Images With TI's New Family of Fully Integrated High-Voltage Pulsers and Switches

DALLAS and MUNICH, Germany Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- To support manufacturers developing affordable, compact ultrasound systems, Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN ) today introduced a family of fully integrated high-voltage pulsers and switches. The TX734, the first device in the TX7xx family, ...

Misonix Subsidiary, Sonora Medical Systems, Announces a Major Ultrasound Probe Study

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON ), today announced that its Sonora Medical Systems subsidiary ("Sonora Medical"), a leading supplier of after market products, services and test equipment to the medical imaging market, presented an ultrasound pro...

Computer model improves ultrasound image

Doctors use diagnostic sonography or ultrasound to visualise organs and other internal structures of the human body. Dutch researcher Koos Huijssen has developed a computer model that can predict the sound transmission of improved designs for ultrasound instruments. The computer model is capable o...

Relations PR & Marketing Named Agency of Record for Advanced Ultrasound Services

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Relations PR & Marketing today announced the signing of Advanced Ultrasound Services as the newest client in the firm's rapidly expanding roster of diverse clients, following a competitive agency review. "We're really looking forward to this partnership w...

DRE Medical Equipment Adds Affordable Refurbished Ultrasound Machines to Product Line

A premier medical and surgical equipment supplier, DRE adds affordable, professionally refurbished ultrasound machines to its extensive product lineup. Louisville, KY (PRWEB) October 22, 2008 -- DRE Inc. - named by Business First of Louisville as one of the fastest-grow...

Endoscopic ultrasound highly accurate in evaluating ambiguous radiographic findings of the pancreas

OAK BROOK, Ill. August 27, 2008 Researchers from St. Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri report that EUS and EUS-FNA is 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms (abnormal growths or tumors) in patients who were referred for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) because of CT a...

First Major Medical Meeting Convening for MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound to Treat Cancer, Stroke, Fibroids, Other Conditions

More than 75 leading experts to share research data, clinical experience on use of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery -- novel, non-invasive alternative to traditional surgery and radiotherapy for serious medical conditions CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 2...

Heel Ultrasound Helps Detect Fracture Risk

But expert says dual-energy X-rays still gold standard for measuring bone strength TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- By combining the results of a heel ultrasound with known risk factors for osteoporotic fractures, Swiss researchers were better able to assess which women faced a gre...

Accuracy of ultrasound screening in pregnancy: Effects of examiner and device quality unclear

International studies indicate that there is an association between examiner qualifications and device quality on the one hand, and detection rates of ultrasound screening tests in pregnancy on the other. However, it is unclear which minimum preconditions must be fulfilled in order to achieve suff...

Simple ultrasound exam may predict osteoporosis risk

OAK BROOK, Ill. An ultrasound exam of the heel may be able to predict if a woman is at heightened risk for fractures due to osteoporosis, according to a new multicenter study being published in the July issue of the journal Radiology . Along with certain risk factors, including age or recent fal...

New Heart Ultrasound Research Shows Hope for Diagnosing and Treating Fatal Heart Conditions

Leading-edge findings revealed at the American Society of Echocardiography's Scientific Sessions TORONTO, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) holds its 19th Annual Scientific Sessions June 7-11 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in T...

Siemens' New Ultrasound Platform Revolutionizes the Paradigm of Echocardiography

ACUSON SC2000 is the World's First Echocardiography System to Acquire Instantaneous, Non-Stitched Full-Volume Images of the Heart in a Single Heartbeat TORONTO, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Healthcare (http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare ) unveil...

Mindray's DC-3 Color Ultrasound Gains U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance

SHENZHEN, China, June 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE: MR ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for its D...

ALOKA to Unveil a New Compact 'ProSound' Diagnostic Ultrasound System

TOKYO, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ALOKA announced today new compact ProSound ultrasound Systems which will be unveiled at the 20th Congress of European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 31st of May to 3rd of June 2008, in Timisoara, Romania. The ProSound 2 is a portab...

Journal of Ultrasound In Medicine features bioeffects consensus report

Laurel, MDThe April 2008 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (JUM) includes an important special feature, the AIUM Consensus Report on Potential Bioeffects of Diagnostic Ultrasound, which addresses issues related to the bioeffects of diagnostic ultrasound and is intended for use in asse...

UT Southwestern researcher: Supplemental breast ultrasound boosts cancer detection

DALLAS May 13, 2008 Among women at high-risk of developing breast cancer, breast ultrasound combined with mammography may detect more cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a multicenter trial that included UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. Overall, 40 participants ...

Adding ultrasound screening to mammography brings benefits, risks

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography reveals more breast cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a major new clinical trial. The trial, however, also found that adding an ultrasound exam also increases the rate of fal...

Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers

But, false-positive rate may be too high for some women, study suggests ,,,, TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- While undoubtedly lifesaving for many women, mammography is far from perfect. But, undergoing breast ultrasound in addition to standard mammography can find more cancers in ...

Emerging Ultrasound Market to Grow Rapidly Over Next Five Years

Compact ultrasound systems will drive emerging market to over $300 million in 2012, according to Millennium Research Group WALTHAM, Mass., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group's US Markets for Ultrasound Systems 2008 report, the emerging ultrasound market w...