Search Tag: Ultrasound
2016 17 Dec
Pain Management Symposium is a comprehensive hands-on workshop on ultrasound guided techniques in diagnosis and management of various pain conditions. Our program boasts a faculty who are truly the pioneers in the field of sonography. Minimal faculty to attendee ratio ensures a personalized learning environment and ample time to share their experiences....Read more
2016 24 Sep
A large consortium of European researchers headed by the University of Twente (UT) will receive grants of over five million euros to develop a new imaging device for the diagnosis of breast cancer. The device prototype will be ready for testing and production in four years. The new device is expected to offer improved photoacoustic and ultrasound...Read more
2016 06 Sep
The Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) has released a report that details the spectrum of imaging findings in babies and fetuses infected with the Zika virus. The report is published in Radiology . The report presents several ultrasound, MRI and CT images of Zika virus during pre- and postnatal development. The images show the profound...Read more
2016 06 Sep
A review article in the Journal of Intensive Care outlines the role and usefulness of symptom-based and sign-oriented multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound (MOPOCUS) for patients with undifferentiated respiratory difficulty, chest pain or shock. The authors, Young-Rock Ha, Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, South Korea and Hong-Chuen Toh, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital,...Read more
2016 23 Aug
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ) talks about a gene therapy approach called sonoporation which combines ultrasound energy and microbubbles to poke holes in cells. This new tool could help fight against cancer and cardiovascular disease. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC explain...Read more
2016 18 Jul
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) may be an effective tool for more accurately viewing and monitoring prostate cancer, according to findings by a team of researchers led by scientists from Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. The challenge for clinicians has been to monitor and distinguish early-stage tumors from advanced cases,...Read more
2016 18 Jul
The Future of Ultrasound Ultrasound examinations during pregnancy have taken on a new dimension with Samsung’s 5D technology enhancements for its WS 80A with Elite ultrasound system. Samsung’s crystal clear 2D and 3D images, user-friendliness and ergonomic design are the foundations for Samsung’s proprietary 5D technology, which uses...Read more
2016 01 Jul
CLEARLY SEE WHAT TO EXPECT DURING AN OPERATION Dr Konstantin Feise, a dermatologist and phlebologist working in aesthetic medicine, provides sclerotherapy, catheter-based laser surgery and diagnostic investigations on venous systems, for patients in and around Stuttgart, Germany. He uses point-of-care ultrasound to help get a firm picture of...Read more
2016 01 Jul
Sonoporation with Chemotherapy Increases Porosity of Pancreatic Cells Introduction By enhancing the ability of cells to absorb chemotherapeutics, an ultrasound technique has nearly doubled the median patient survival time from diagnosis in a phase I clinical trial. During our research at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway,...Read more
2016 20 Jun
Thoracic ultrasound (TUS) is vital for differential diagnosis in the ICU, and has many advantages, say the authors of a recently published review of the technique. The potential clinical applications of bedside thoracic ultrasound are explored in an article published in the World Journal of Radiology . The artifacts shown on ultrasound assist in...Read more
2016 14 Jun
To meet the growing need of faster and more efficient diagnostic imaging solutions, Samsung Medison , a global medical equipment company and an affiliate of Samsung Electronics, announced that it is applying deep learning technology to ultrasound imaging for the first time in breast lesion analysis. The premium ultrasound system RS80A with Prestige’s...Read more
2016 12 Jun
Researchers in Spain are involved in a European network, headed by CERN, to develop an endoscopic scanner for early diagnosis of some cancers that have a high mortality rate, such as pancreatic cancer that has a mortality rate up to 90 percent nowadays. In spite of the latest advances in cancer detection and diagnosis, some types of cancers...Read more
2016 25 Sep
In 2016, ISUOG’s World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology will be celebrating its 26th anniversary in the beautiful city of Rome. We invite industry supporters to make the most of this exciting opportunity to collaborate with the Society and its members by exhibiting at and sponsoring the Congress. As one of the most well attended...Read more
2016 23 May
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. have developed a method called iso-acoustic focusing to analyse and separate cells from the blood. Ultimately, this method, can become significant to measure the efficiency of cancer treatments for individuals, according to their research published...Read more
2016 19 May
This month BJR publishes a special feature on emergency radiology. Volume 89, Issue 1061 is guest edited by Professor Mariano Scaglione (President, European Society of Emergency Radiology, Pineta Grande Medical Center, Castel Volturno, Italy). With organisational and technological advances constantly being made, this is a burgeoning...Read more
2016 16 May
Two collaborating research labs funded by the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have revealed a promising new method for identifying atherosclerotic plaques, the encased deposits in arteries that restrict blood flow and can lead to heart attack or stroke. The hybrid imaging technology, that allows for...Read more
2016 07 Sep
World Interactive Network Focused On Critical UltraSound (WINFOCUS) is global organisation based in Milano, uniting key world experts and researchers in the field. It is probably single most important, most influential and crucial world organization in the field, that has helped bring about this revolution of point-of-care ultrasound! It gives us...Read more
2016 05 May
Multimodality imaging can be used to detect and diagnose prosthetic heart valve complications, where a dysfunction is rare but can be life threatening, according to the first recommendations published on this subject. When a dysfunction does occur in heart valve replacement using mechanical or biological prostheses, it is crucial to determine...Read more
2016 03 May
Researchers propose a video segmentation model to recognise regions of interest (ROI) in ultrasounds that are often complicated by low contrast, shadow effects and complex “noise” statistics (unexplained variations). The research, conducted by a team of primarily mathematicians from Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore, focused their work on the...Read more
2016 24 Jun
ESMOFIR was officially founded on December 9th in Budapest during the Annual Leadership meeting. This society wants to be representative of all radiologists interested and/or involved in Functional and Molecular Imaging. Representatives of all subspecialty societies are invited to participate actively in the activities of the society. Conducted by...Read more
2016 07 Apr
The value of the global ultrasound market is expected to reach $6.86 bln by 2020 from an estimated $5.25 bln in 2015, at an annual rate of 5.5 percent, due mainly to ongoing technological advancements, increasing public-private investments and growing demand for minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. However, a market study...Read more
2016 25 Mar
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new and more accurate way to distinguish between harmful and harmless plaque in the blood vessels by using ultrasound . This can help healthcare providers determine the risk of strokes and heart attacks – which means avoiding unnecessary surgery for many patients, the Swedish scientists said....Read more
2016 11 Mar
A Roadmap to Rapid Improvements in Patient Safety This article will provide an overview of how to accelerate adoption of bedside ultrasonography, based on experience in a large hospital system. Developing an evidence-based ultrasound training programme and the economic benefits of proven safety practices, such as ultrasound-guided central venous...Read more
2016 07 Mar
Prof. Daniel Lichtenstein is a medical intensivist and visiting Professor, who has worked at the medical ICU, University Hospital Ambroise-Paré in Paris, since 1989. This ICU, previously chaired by Prof. François Jardin, is believed to be the first ICU that had ultrasound onsite for cardiac purposes.In 1991 Prof. Lichtenstein defined critical ultrasound,...Read more
2016 03 Mar
Samsung has introduced cutting-edge ultrasound technology that aims to overcome diagnostic challenges, with leading radiologists praising the benefits of the pair of new diagnostic tools for breast ultrasound – S-Detect and E-Breast. Samsung’s range of solutions in computed tomography (CT), ultrasound and digital radiography (DR) systems,...Read more
2016 28 Feb
As ultrasound is an operator-dependent modality, there are clear advantages to implementing scanner-based protocols, since they improve consistency and efficiency, simplify the workflow for sonographers and ensure that all the images required are obtained. A study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology evaluated three examinations...Read more
2016 27 Feb
A Roadmap to Rapid Improvements in Patient Safety This article will provide an overview of how to accelerate adoption of bedside ultrasonography, based on experience in a large hospital system. Developing an evidence-based ultrasound training programme and the economic benefits of proven safety practices, such as ultrasound-guided central venous catheterisation...Read more