Step-by-step, ultrasound is advancing as an alternative for determining whether a cancer patient’s treatment is working or should be changed. Not everyone welcomes this disruptive new approach, John Brosky reports.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death among men yet remains one of the most frustrating for physicians to find and treat. Merging the strengths of imaging modalities helps, but does not solve all the problems, says John Brosky
Ultrasound is enthusiastically embraced by cardiologists in guidelines as essential for evaluating a patient's heart. Now visualisation of 3-D wall motion takes ultrasound to a higher level, opening a new understanding of heart mechanics
CT-ultrasound fusion optimises planning and monitoring of ablations in interventional radiology.
Market experience is likely to sharpen between local Chinese suppliers and multinational suppliers.
The use of contrast agents in ultrasound imaging of the gastrointestinal tract is no longer limited to the liver, although the clinical results of hepatic applications continue to be those that are most comprehensively confirmed.
From China: The U50 portable colour imaging system
Ductal echography, meaning imaging the ducts of the female breast, is an established ultrasound procedure that may offer unexpected new insights due to technological innovations.
Photoacoustics offers an additional contrast mechanism that makes the technology far more sensitive for the presence of blood.
Davos has strong ties with medicine. At the end of the 19th century this mountain village was a treasured resort for TB patients and Belle Epoque hospitals, such as the Schatzalp, endure as a period reminder.
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Accuvix A30 produces impressive results in the prenatal diagnostics arena and Samsung could become a serious contender in the ultrasound champions’ league.
The compact endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) processor EU-ME1 from Olympus is completely integrated.
Announcing the addition of the Acuson P300 to its ultrasound portfolio, Siemens Healthcare reports that this is a compact portable device designed to meet the imaging needs for a wide spectrum of patients, body types and clinical disciplines.
Following a period of vast investment in healthcare, the outlook for China’s ultrasound imaging equipment market remains very positive. A new report from InMedica, part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS).
When asked about his vision of imaging in the year 2020, Professor Bernd Hamm MD, director of the three radiology clinics at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, qualified his focus: ‘Technology is always only a vehicle. When we talk about road traffic, we don’t talk about the design of cars but about structural issues’
Following 13 years at the University Hospital Erlangen, in January this year radiologist Dr Boris Adamietz became a partner in the radiological group practice at Herkomerplatz in Munich. So far he has no regrets about his role change. Along with more intense patient orientation and the end of weekend and night shifts, he is pleased with the innovative ultrasound solution in the practice, which is…
The multinational, multicentre Breast Elastography 1 (BE1) study – launched in April 2008 and led by Professor David Cosgrove of Imperial College of Medicine, London – has shown the clinical benefits of ShearWave Elastography in ultrasonic diagnoses of breast lesions.
Suspicion of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a pregnant patient will quickly bring a radiologist to a choice, where the next step holds potentially significant consequences for both the mother and unborn child.
The ability to ‘fly-thru’ organs with 3-D reconstruction is the leading edge for new ultrasound features on board Toshiba’s new Aplio 500, John Brosky reports.
Three radiologists, who focused on different clinical applications using different diagnostic techniques, have reached the same conclusion: the next-generation of ultrasound brings new capabilities for detection, differentiation and advanced diagnosis of disease, John Brosky reports.
Following last year’s acquisition of Aloka Co Ltd by Hitachi Medical Corporation, their powerful combination in Hitachi Aloka Medical Ltd has united next generation technologies in high-end ultrasound for use by family physicians and small practices.
Ultrasound and radiography are helping to identify causes of failures and patient pain from hip joint replacements.
