Search Tag: SonoSite

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Ultrasound-provides-much-needed-answers-for-rebuilding-lives-in-nepal

2020 21 Apr

Dr. Jesus Casado Cerrada, Internist at the Hospital Universitario de Getafe and Professor at the Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain, has travelled to the Rasuwa district of Nepal to help a local NGO rebuild the region’s infrastructure following a severe earthquake in 2015. Dr. Casado explains: “University colleagues from the architectural and engineering...Read more

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A-targeted-approach-to-pain-management

2020 21 Mar

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has a significant role to play in pain management for patients around the world. Dr Victor Mayoral Rojals, Consultant Anaesthetist and head of the pain unit at the Bellvitge University Hospital, in Barcelona, Spain, discusses the development of a training programme dedicated to POCUS in pain management for anaesthetists...Read more

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Spreading-point-of-care-ultrasound-across-northern-spain

2019 19 Dec

The rapid scanning and dynamic imaging capabilities offered by point-of-care ultrasound make it an invaluable tool for emergency medicine. Dr Enrique Ortiz Villacian (from Emergency Services at Donostia University Hospital in San Sebastián) and Dr Juajo Zafra Sanchez (from the Emergency Unit at San Eloy Hospital in Barakaldo) discussed the role ultrasound...Read more

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Fujifilm-sonosite-institute-now-available-in-five-additional-languages

2019 24 Sep

Multi-lingual POCUS educational tools are the result of global member demand FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., specialists in developing cutting-edge, point-of-care ultrasound solutions, today announced that its SonoSite Institute, a comprehensive online educational resource dedicated to empowering and educating healthcare providers about point-of-care...Read more

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Fujifilm-sonosite-taps-the-allen-institute-for-ai-incubator-to-interpret-ultrasound-images-with-ai

2019 18 Sep

AI2 Incubator delivers deep learning and computer vision technology on limited hardware capacity to enable new levels of ultrasound detection FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. , specialists in developing cutting-edge, point-of-care ultrasound solutions, and the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence AI2 Incubator , builder of AI-first startups, announced...Read more

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Sonosite-partners-healthcare-endeavor-to-make-pocus-accessible-for-higher-quality-patient-care

2019 11 Sep

Collaboration to develop artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced ultrasound technology aimed at increasing the utility of ultrasound and improving our nation’s healthcare system   FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. has announced the launch of a strategic relationship with Partners HealthCare to apply artificial intelligence to improve the utility and functionality...Read more

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Point-of-care-ultrasound-the-eyes-and-hands-our-forefathers-never-imagined

2019 15 Jan

Ultrasound is a vital tool for vascular surgeons in the 21st century. Dr Fidel Fernández Quesada , a sixth-generation vascular surgeon and associate professor at the University of Granada, Spain, describes the difference it has made to his clinical practice and reflects on what his forefathers would have made of such technological advancement....Read more

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Telemedicine-a-new-model-for-pre-hospital-ultrasound

2017 28 Nov

FUJIFILM SonoSite’s M-Turbo point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems will soon be providing pre-hospital diagnostics across the Scottish Highlands as part of the innovative SatCare trial. This study aims to combine POC ultrasound and advanced communications to enable remote image interpretation and decision making for a range of time-critical conditions....Read more

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Supporting-the-next-generation-of-doctors

2017 18 Oct

Summer school delegates gain some hands-on experience with the SonoSite instruments   FUJIFILM SonoSite continues to maintain its strong focus on supporting medical training and education, and recently supplied instruments for a series of ultrasound workshops at the Doctors Academy International Medical Summer School. On the 31st of July 2017,...Read more

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Fujifilm-sonosite-most-adopted-and-considered-vendor-for-point-of-care-ultrasound-according-to-klas

2017 06 Oct

KLAS confirms the popularity of FUJIFILM SonoSite ultrasound systems FUJIFILM SonoSite has been named the  most adopted  and  most considered  brand of point-of-care (POC) ultrasound system in the USA by independent healthcare informatics agency KLAS Research. This year's KLAS report –  Ultrasound Imaging 2017  – conducted surveys and interviews...Read more

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Controlling-pain-with-ultrasound-guided-regional-anaesthesia

2017 16 Aug

The scope of ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia has grown significantly in recent years, and is now a key technique for pain control. Dr. Jens Döffert, Consultant Anaesthetist at Kreisklinikum Calw in Germany, discusses the advances in regional anaesthesia, as described in his book Sonography in anaesthesia: interventional procedures in adults...Read more

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Point-of-care-ultrasound-helps-to-enhance-patient-care-in-emergency-medicine

2017 29 Jul

Point-of-care ultrasound is used on a daily basis to help assess and treat patients attending the emergency department London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital relies on point-of-care ultrasound to help assess and treat patients in its emergency department. EMED consultant Dr Parmy Deol explained: “The emergency department uses ultrasound...Read more

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Point-of-care-ultrasound-takes-to-the-skies

2017 20 Jul

 EHAAT crew members and the SonoSite team with the new helicopter SonoSite representatives joined Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) at Audley End House in Essex on the 25th June as the charity celebrated its 20th anniversary and unveiled its rebranded fleet – including the first public appearance of its recently purchased Augusta Westland...Read more

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Streamlining-management-of-cardiac-arrest-with-the-aid-of-point-of-care-ultrasound

2017 29 May

Point-of-care ultrasound plays an important role in the emergency sector, enabling hospital clinicians and paramedics responding to an urgent call for medical assistance to assess a patient’s condition. Dr Matthew Reed, an Emergency Medicine consultant at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, explained how ultrasound contributes to the management of...Read more

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Point-of-care-ultrasound-improving-care-for-chest-patients

2017 23 Feb

Dr Angshu Bhowmik routinely uses point-of-care ultrasound to guide pleural procedures. Ultrasound guidance is now routinely used for pleural procedures, with current British Thoracic Society guidelines stating that all pleural drain insertions and aspirations should be performed using the technique. Dr Angshu Bhowmik, a consultant chest physician...Read more

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When-time-is-of-the-essence

2017 06 Feb

Point-of-care ultrasound systems were originally designed for military applications, dealing with emergencies in a battlefield setting, and it is not surprising that they now play such a pivotal role in emergency vehicles around the world. Dr Ramón de Elías Hernandez, head of on-call doctors at SAMUR, Madrid’s municipal emergency service, describes...Read more

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Fujifilm-sonosite-launches-axotrack-needle-guidance-technology

2013 28 Mar

Fujifilm SonoSite has launched AxoTrack™ Needle Guidance Technology on select SonoSite Ultrasound Systems. This newly developed product, named by Popular Science Magazine as one of 2012’s best new innovations, is now available for use with SonoSite M-Turbo® Ultrasound Systems. The launch comes with the news that SonoSite has received 510(k) clearance...Read more