Ultrasound Women's Health

Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves to create images and is an important tool in women's health.

FDA Clears iSono Health's Atusa Automated and Wearable 3D Breast Ultrasound
May 3, 2022 — iSono Health, Inc. announced U.S.
VIDEO: Use of Breast MRI Screening in Women With Dense Breasts
Professor Christiane Kuhl, M.D., director of radiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, explains how breast magnetic resonance…
GE Healthcare Introduces Invenia ABUS 2.0
GE Healthcare recently launched the Invenia automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) 2.0 system in the United States. This device is the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved ultrasound supplemental breast screening technology, according to GE, specifically designed for detecting…
Hologic Announces Availability of Viera Portable Breast Ultrasound System
Hologic’s new Viera portable breast ultrasound system is now available for purchase in the United States and Europe. Delivering what the company calls exceptional image quality at the point of care, the Viera wireless ultrasound scanner provides physicians with the opportunity for earlier…
360 View of an Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) Imaging Room
A 360 degree view of an automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) exam room at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital.

QTscan delivers safe, accurate monitoring of breast cancer treatment

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FDA Grants QT Imaging Clearance to Calculate Fibroglandular Volume of the Breast

September 26, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted QT Imaging, Inc. 510(K) clearance to ...

September 26, 2022

Butterfly Network convened 50 practitioners in Kenya who were each provided a Butterfly device and obstetric ultrasound training. Through a training-of-trainers program a total of 500 practitioners will be trained by the end-of-the year by the Global Ultrasound Institute, bringing ultrasound capabilities to over 50 facilities in rural, underserved communities facing maternal health challenges. (Photo: Business Wire)

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Butterfly Network Distributes 500 Butterfly iQ+ Devices to Healthcare Workers in Kenya to Transform Maternal and Fetal Health

September 21, 2022 — Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company transforming care through the power ...

September 21, 2022

Feature | Ultrasound Women's Health | By Roberta Kline, MD and Robert L. Bard, MD, DABR, FASL

Digital Imaging for Pelvic Floor Disorders

An estimated 24% of women in the United States will suffer from a pelvic floor disorder in her lifetime, with that ...

September 15, 2022

Analysis performed after removing general form and waviness from imaging data. Surface relief maps of (A) Cork and (B) MRI (Flex) markers.

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Ultrasound Color Doppler Twinkling in Commercial Breast Biopsy Markers

September 9, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrasound color Doppler twinkling may ...

September 08, 2022

The SpeedBird and Concorde device platforms are based on TransMed7’s patented Zero5 work element composed of a fused, single element constructed from 3 hypotubes, laser cut and welded to form articulable twin cutter blades at the end of a rotating open tube

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TransMed7, LLC Announces First Clinical Use of SpeedBird Breast Biopsy Devices for Commercial Launch

August 10, 2022 — TransMed7, LLC announced that the first clinical cases of the final commercial production version of ...

August 10, 2022

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Mindray Debuts New Leading-edge Ultrasound Machine Focused on Women's Health

June 28, 2022 — Mindray, a global leader and developer of healthcare technologies and solutions for ultrasound, patient ...

June 28, 2022

BSC coordinates QUSTom, the first project that will use supercomputing to detect tumors more effectively and safely. The new imaging modality will improve breast cancer diagnosis and potentially replace mammograms

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New Project Coordinated by the BSC Aims to Revolutionize the Detection of Breast Cancer Using Ultrasound Imaging

May 16, 2022 — The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) coordinates QUSTom (Quantitative Ultrasound Stochastic ...

May 16, 2022

When performing a biopsy procedure, radiologists can feel more confident in their sampling with the assistance of shear wave elastography.

Feature | Ultrasound Imaging | By Jennifer Meade

Utilizing Shear Wave Elastography Across the Breast Health Journey

Ultrasound has become one of the most important diagnostic tools in a radiologist’s toolkit. In the early days of ...

May 03, 2022

Innovative ultrasound system designed for accessible and personalized breast imaging at point of care

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FDA Clears iSono Health's Atusa Automated and Wearable 3D Breast Ultrasound

May 3, 2022 — iSono Health, Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the company’s Atusa ...

May 03, 2022

Women’s Excellence is pleased to announce that the Women’s Radiology Center has successfully met certification standards from top insurance payors through DiagnosticSite.

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Women’s Excellence Radiology Center Achieves Top Radiologic Provider Certification

March 21, 2022 — Women’s Excellence is pleased to announce that the Women’s Radiology Center has successfully met ...

March 21, 2022

57-Year-Old Woman Presented for Screening Mammography: Digital, A, and tomosynthesis, B, craniocaudal images showed 1.8 cm asymmetry (arrows) lateral left breast categorized as BI-RADS 0. C, Ultrasound left breast evaluation revealed normal fibroglandular tissue (arrow) believed to correlate with mammographic finding. D, Asymmetry effaced on rolled lateral craniocaudal imaging. Metallic BB marker noted at 12 o’clock position, anterior depth. Final assessment BI-RADS 1. Image courtesy of ARRS

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Recalled Noncalcified Lesions: Ultrasound vs. Ultrasound Plus Mammography

January 17, 2022 — According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), radiologists should ...

January 17, 2022

Breast density scale showing the varying degrees of breast density.

Feature | Breast Density | By Robert L. Bard, M.D. DABR, FASL and Noelle Cutter, Ph.D.

Dense Breast Imaging Detection and Image-guided Oncologic Treatment

Prologue In 2014, Imaging Technology News (ITN) introduced breast cancer survivor-turned-crusader Nancy Cappello, Ph.D ...

November 09, 2021

NeuroLogica Corp., the U.S. healthcare subsidiary of Samsung, introduces the V8; a high-end ultrasound system that provides enhanced image quality, usability and convenience for ultrasound professionals.

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Samsung Introduces New High-End Ultrasound System 'V8'

October 15, 2021 — NeuroLogica Corp., the U.S. healthcare subsidiary of Samsung, introduces the V8; a high-end ...

October 15, 2021

MR images showing reduction in size of metastatic tumors after focused-ultrasound delivery of antibody therapy through blood-brain barrier.

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World-first Clinical Trial Demonstrates Focused Ultrasound Can Deliver Antibody Therapy to Breast Cancer Metastases in the Brain

October 14, 2021 — In a first-in-world clinical trial, researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto ...

October 14, 2021

Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted premarket approval (PMA) of its SoftVue 3D Whole Breast Ultrasound Tomography System (SoftVue) for use as an adjunct to digital mammography in the screening of asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue.

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Delphinus Receives FDA Approval for its SoftVue 3D Whole Breast Ultrasound Tomography System

October 14, 2021 — Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

October 14, 2021

This is an example of 3-D ultrasound imaging on a breast, designed to help increase efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in any practice. Image courtesy of Hologic.

Feature | Breast Imaging | By Jennifer Meade

Trends in Breast Ultrasound

The breast ultrasound market is seeing growth, driven largely by the proliferation of recent legislation aimed at ...

September 15, 2021

According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), return to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions on supplemental automated whole-breast US (ABUS) substantially reduces the recall rate, while being unlikely to result in adverse outcome

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Routine Screening Return for BI-RADS 3 Lesions on Supplemental Automated Whole-Breast Ultrasound

July 16, 2021 —According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), return to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 ...

July 16, 2021

According to a new study, by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and the American College of Radiology’s National Mammography Database Committee, the most influential radiologist characteristics impacting mammography interpretive performance were geography, breast sub-specialization, performance of diagnostic mammography, and performance of diagnostic ultrasound.

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Study Finds Radiologist Characteristics Predict Performance in Screening Mammography

June 23, 2021 — According to a new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and the American College of ...

June 23, 2021

A) Ultrasound in 28-year-old woman (B) MRI in 34-year-old woman with suspected PAS disorder. Focal area of placental tissues bulge toward imaginary lines of normal uterine contour (dash lines). Length (L) and depth (D) measurements of placental bulge also demonstrated. p = placenta; b = bladder. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

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Ultrasound, MRI Aid Placenta Accreta Diagnosis

June 1, 2021 — According to an open-access Editor's Choice article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

June 01, 2021

The Imagio Breast Imaging System combines laser light and sound with conventional ultrasound technology to provide fused functional and anatomic images (referred to as optoacoustic/ultrasound or OA/US) in real time, increasing confidence in diagnostic accuracy.

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FDA Clears Imagio P200003 Breast Imaging System

April 23, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Seno Medical's Imagio P200003 Breast Imaging ...

April 23, 2021