Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound uses sound waves to create images. This section includes breast ultrasound, echocardiography (echo), transthoracic echo (TTE), transesophageal echo (TEE), echo contrast, transducers, ultrasound software and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).

Myocarditis among recovering COVID-19 athletes less common than previously reported
News | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac MRI Shows Lower Degrees of Myocarditis in Athletes Recovered from COVID-19

January 11, 2021 — In a letter published in the December issue of the American Heart Association's medical journal ...

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Jeff Elias, MD, is a neurosurgeon at UVA Health and a pioneer in the field of focused ultrasound.
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Parkinson's Disease

January 8, 2021 — A scalpel-free alternative to brain surgery has the potential to benefit people with Parkinson’s ...

Time January 08, 2021
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Ultromics will offer its artificial intelligence driven EchoGo Pro as a stress-echo module in the EchoGo suite alongside EchoGo Core, its AI solution for automated systolic function and strain analysis. The EchoGo suite is a cloud-based service that uses artificial intelligence to fully automate the pathway to diagnosis, providing near-instant reports for clinicians without any need for physical software on site. #AI #AIhealthcare #AIecho
News | Artificial Intelligence
FDA Clears Ultromics Echocardiography AI for Auto Identification of Coronary Artery Disease

January 6, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ultromics' EchoGo Pro, an artificial ...

Time January 06, 2021
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Companies to develop compatibility of Philips’ MR Ingenia 3.0T and 1.5T systems with the InSightec Exablate Neuro platform
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Philips and InSightec Partner to Expand Access to MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for Incisionless Neurosurgery

December 18, 2020 — Philips and InSightec, a global healthcare company focused on the therapeutic power of acoustic ...

Time December 18, 2020
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New software-based application helps clinicians visualize breast anatomy and provides detailed characterization of lesions
News | Breast Imaging
Hologic Adds 3-D Breast Ultrasound Imaging to SuperSonic MACH 40 System

December 17, 2020 — Hologic, Inc. announced that 3-D ultrasound imaging is now available on the SuperSonic MACH 40 ...

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For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, while others remain purely asymptomatic. A diagnostic tool could help physicians predict if a patient with COVID-19 will worsen.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Lung Ultrasounds Could Help Determine COVID-19 Outcome

December 11, 2020 — For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, while others remain purely ...

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An MR image of a patient in their early 20s shows nerve injury (highlighted in yellow) of the left brachial plexus in the neck. The patient experienced left arm weakness and pain after recovering from COVID-19 respiratory illness, which prompted them to see their primary care physician. As a result of the MRI findings, the patient was referred to the COVID-19 neurology clinic for treatment. Image courtesy of Northwestern University
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Post-COVID Pain or Weakness? Request an Ultrasound or MRI

December 8, 2020 — After recovering from COVID-19, some patients are left with chronic, debilitating pain, numbness or ...

Time December 08, 2020
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Samsung to highlight its medical imaging portfolio with its latest radiology innovations in ultrasound, digital radiography and mobile computed tomography
News | Radiology Imaging
Samsung Introduces Its Latest Radiology Innovations

December 2, 2020 — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. will showcase its premium diagnostic imaging solutions in ultrasound ...

Time December 02, 2020
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News | Ultrasound Imaging
Konica Minolta Debuts Next-generation Ultrasound System, the SONIMAGE HS2

November 23, 2020 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. introduced the next-generation, compact ultrasound system ...

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Dia's LVivo artificial intelligence software can help automate many features of echocardiograms to speed workflow and aid novice users. The software is now integrated into the Konica Minolta Exa PACS. 
News | Artificial Intelligence
Expanded AI-based Echocardiography Analysis and Reporting Added to Konica Minolta Exa Cardio PACS 

November 12, 2020 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. and DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd. jointly announce the expanded ...

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An injured sonographer can be detrimental to institutions and clinics facing financial strain and lack of workforce readiness due to COVID-19.  
Sponsored Content | Case Study | Ultrasound Imaging
Why Reducing Transducer Pressure is a Key to Preventing Sonographer Injury

There is a high incidence of ultrasound work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) among sonographers. Aside from ...

Time November 12, 2020
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Enhanced axial CT (A) shows diffuse pleural thickening (arrow) with a maximum thickness of 3.17 mm. US image for the corresponding lesion on CT (B) shows diffuse pleural thickening (arrowheads) with a maximum thickness of 3.25 mm. The needle pathway length, measured as the needle length through the pleural lesion, was 6.54 mm (asterisk). Pleural puncture angle (exact value not indicated) is depicted as the angle between the outer line of the pleura and the biopsy needle (thin arrow).
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Biopsy ‘Excellent’ for Diagnosing Small Pleural Lesions

November 9, 2020 — According to an open-access article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrasound (US) ...

Time November 09, 2020
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Honoring essential healthcareprofessionals, Nov. 8-14
News | Radiology Imaging
Radiologic Technologists Play Crucial Role in COVID-19 Diagnosis

November 9, 2020 — As COVID-19 continues to spread in communities throughout the country, Americans rely on radiologic ...

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Conceptual diagram of bio-organizational crushing technology based on high-intensity concentric ultrasonography. Image courtesy of Korea Institue of Science and Technology(KIST)
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Destroying Cancer Cells with Non-surgical Ultrasound Treatment

November 2, 2020 — Focusing ultrasound energy on a target site in the body to generate heat can burn and destroy the ...

Time November 02, 2020
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Murray Rebner, M.D., performing a breast ultrasound. Image courtesy of Beaumont Health
News | Breast Imaging
Beaumont Researchers Advise Breast Cancer Screening by Age 40 or Younger for Black Women

November 2, 2020 — Though Black women get breast cancer at a 3% lower incidence rate than white women, they are 42% more ...

Time November 02, 2020
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José Obeso, MD, PhD, (left) of of the Centro Integral de Neurociencias (HM CINAC) in Madrid and Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD, (right) of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Each doctor is leading a clinical trial using focused ultrasound to target the striatum in patients with Parkinson's disease.
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Two Landmark Studies Advance Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

October 30, 2020 — A team of researchers in Madrid, Spain, and another team in Toronto, Canada, are the first in the ...

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This 7th FDA clearance further solidifies DiA's leadership in the ultrasound AI space
News | Artificial Intelligence
DiA Granted FDA Clearance for its Cardiac Ultrasound AI Auto Views Selection

October 29. 2020 — DiA Imaging Analysis announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and ...

Time October 29, 2020
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Kaplan-Meier curves for all-cause mortality in patients with versus without myocardial injury (Panel A) and in patients with versus without myocardial injury according to the presence or absence of major echocardiographic abnormalities (Panel B). *Includes wall motion abnormalities, global left ventricular dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction and presence of pericardial effusion. Event rates are censored at 20 days from hospital admission. Images courtesy of Mount Sinai Health S
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasounds Show Impact of COVID-19 on the Heart

October 28, 2020 — Cardiac ultrasounds (also known as echocardiograms) are providing a view of the heart and the impact ...

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A sonographer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital using the Caption Health AI to optimize ultrasound imaging.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Northwestern Medicine Introduces Artificial Intelligence to Improve Ultrasound Imaging

October 28, 2020 — Northwestern Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in the United States to purchase Caption Health ...

Time October 28, 2020
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Videos | Artificial Intelligence
VIDEO: AI Features on the GE Voluson Swift Ultrasound System

GE Healthcare is highlighting artificial intelligence (AI) automation features on its Voluson Swift ultrasound platform ...

Time October 26, 2020
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