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Ultrasound is a procedure in which high-energy sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine, forming a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. Also called ultrasonography.

USC’s Keck Medical Center installs Aplio 500 and Viamo ultrasound systems from Toshiba

To stay competitive using the most cutting-edge technology, the Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California (USC) installed two Aplio 500 ultrasound systems and a Viamo ultrasound system from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. at its Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, Calif.

9 Jan 2013

Multiple birth hip dysplasia screening questioned

Ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip is unnecessary in twins and triplets without signs of the condition, say UK researchers.

7 Jan 2013

Treatment of maternal sleep-disordered breathing with CPAP therapy improves fetal activity levels

A new study suggests that treatment of mild sleep-disordered breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in pregnant women with preeclampsia improves fetal activity levels, a marker of fetal well-being.

3 Jan 2013

Halt Medical receives $15M financing for commercialization of Acessa uterine fibroid treatment system

Halt Medical, Inc. announced today that it has received $15 million of financing to support commercialization of the Acessa System, a newly FDA cleared medical device to treat uterine fibroids.

2 Jan 2013

Use of CT scans for children suspected of having appendicitis varies among hospitals

Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, a new study by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown.

25 Dec 2012

AMAG seeks FDA sNDA approval for Feraheme Injection

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Feraheme (ferumoxytol) Injection for Intravenous (IV) use.

25 Dec 2012

MRI fused with ultrasound to strengthen prostate cancer diagnosis

Researchers have developed a technique that fuses magnetic resonance imaging with ultrasound to improve the detection and treatment of prostate cancer.

24 Dec 2012

Novel way to design metal organic frameworks under completely liquid-free conditions

Researchers at Aldrich Materials Science, a strategic technology initiative of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation have discovered an innovative way to design an important class of three-dimensional (3D) hybrid structures, Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), under completely liquid-free conditions.

20 Dec 2012

New therapeutic ultrasound approach could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery

A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed the new therapeutic ultrasound approach say it could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery.

20 Dec 2012

CWRU, UH Neurological Institute to present 2013 Neurocritical Care & Stroke Conference

University Hospitals (UH) Neurological Institute, in partnership with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, will present the 10th Annual Cleveland Neurocritical Care & Stroke Conference: With a Little Help From My Friends on March 8, 2013 at Case Western Reserve University's Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building.

18 Dec 2012

AHA/ASA identify top cardiovascular and stroke research advances for 2012

Resuscitation, cell regeneration, a new high blood pressure treatment and developments in devices for treating stroke are among the key scientific findings that make up this year's top cardiovascular and stroke research identified by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

18 Dec 2012

18FDG–PET–CT improves breast cancer staging

A prospective study has shown fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography to be a powerful tool for the detection of nodal and distant metastatic disease in patients with breast cancer.

17 Dec 2012

Elekta receives clearance for Clarity 4D Monitoring software

Elekta has received 510(k) clearance for its Clarity 4D Monitoring software, enabling U.S. medical centers to implement this new way of reducing the uncertainty caused by prostate motion during radiation treatment.

From Elekta 17 Dec 2012

New diagnostic innovations could refine the way doctors detect prostate cancer

Despite the volume of prostate cancer tests and treatments, experts and their patients are continually challenged to predict the disease's course and apply the most appropriate treatment. Now, two new diagnostic innovations – the PCA3 urine test and a more targeted prostate biopsy technique - could refine the way doctors diagnose prostate cancer and, subsequently, the way patients elect to treat it.

15 Dec 2012

NCC to expand women's cancer programs in the developing world

The National Cancer Coalition (NCC) is expanding its efforts to fight women's cancers in the developing world.

14 Dec 2012

Targeted micro-bubbles could help detect heart disease

Heart disease is a leading cause of death throughout the world. Doctors say that it is important to detect heart disease early before it becomes too serious. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way that they believe could help detect heart disease before it progresses too far as well as identify patients who are at risk for strokes.

13 Dec 2012

Ultrasonography effective for diagnosing childhood pneumonia

Point-of-care ultrasound scanning can be used to diagnose pneumonia accurately in children and young people, show study findings.

11 Dec 2012

MR-Ultrasound fusion biopsy can diagnose prostate cancer

Ground-breaking research by a UCLA team of physicians and engineers demonstrates that prostate cancer can be diagnosed using image-guided targeted biopsy.

11 Dec 2012

Magnetic resonance ultrasound fusion biopsy may improve prostate cancer diagnosis

Diagnosis of prostate cancer remains imperfect. Current methods of prostate biopsy are limited by over detection of slow-growing tumors and under detection of clinically relevant cancers. Investigators at the University of California-Los Angeles Department of Urology have found that a new technique of targeted biopsy in a clinic setting, using local anesthesia, may improve diagnosis and aid in selecting which patients are suitable for active surveillance and which need focal therapy (noninvasive techniques for destroying small tumors within the prostate).

11 Dec 2012

AMAG presents new data from two ferumoxytol phase III trials on IDA at ASH annual meeting

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that new data from two pivotal phase III clinical trials were presented at the American Society of Hematology's (ASH) annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

11 Dec 2012

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USC’s Keck Medical Center installs Aplio 500 and Viamo ultrasound systems from Toshiba

Multiple birth hip dysplasia screening questioned

Treatment of maternal sleep-disordered breathing with CPAP therapy improves fetal activity levels

Halt Medical receives $15M financing for commercialization of Acessa uterine fibroid treatment system

Use of CT scans for children suspected of having appendicitis varies among hospitals

AMAG seeks FDA sNDA approval for Feraheme Injection

MRI fused with ultrasound to strengthen prostate cancer diagnosis

Novel way to design metal organic frameworks under completely liquid-free conditions

New therapeutic ultrasound approach could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery

CWRU, UH Neurological Institute to present 2013 Neurocritical Care & Stroke Conference

AHA/ASA identify top cardiovascular and stroke research advances for 2012

18FDG–PET–CT improves breast cancer staging

Elekta receives clearance for Clarity 4D Monitoring software

New diagnostic innovations could refine the way doctors detect prostate cancer

NCC to expand women's cancer programs in the developing world

Targeted micro-bubbles could help detect heart disease

Ultrasonography effective for diagnosing childhood pneumonia

MR-Ultrasound fusion biopsy can diagnose prostate cancer

Magnetic resonance ultrasound fusion biopsy may improve prostate cancer diagnosis

AMAG presents new data from two ferumoxytol phase III trials on IDA at ASH annual meeting

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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