Screening identifies preeclampsia cases more accurately, researchers say
The approach relies on blood biomarkers and ultrasound data in addition to information about maternal health. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Cancer and Intimate-Care Products; Boost for CRC Stool Tests; Biopsy by Ultrasound?
(MedPage Today) -- More evidence linking talc-containing and other intimate-care products to an increased risk of ovarian cancers. (Journal of Clinical Oncology)
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) announced FDA approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - May 17, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Exo releases Exo Works Connect for POCUS workflows
Exo has released Exo Works Connect, a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) workflow software designed for healthcare organizations seeking to implement POCUS.
Exo Works Connect streamlines ultrasound exam documentation; allows for real-time collaboration and feedback; enables quality assurance; and tracks user proficiency with features accessible from a smartphone, tablet, or computer.
The company added that Exo Works can securely plug into a hospital's information technology infrastructure to connect all DICOM-enabled ultrasound devices and directly store POCUS images and exams to a PACS, vendor-neutral archive (VNA), or...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Butterfly launches iQ+ Bladder scanner
Ultrasound technology developer Butterfly Network has launched its ultrasound-based iQ+ Bladder scanner in the U.S.Butterfly Network's iQ+ Bladder scanner. Image courtesy of Butterfly Network.The bundled system is designed for nursing and bladder scanning customers and includes an iQ+ Bladder probe, streamlined software, a compact rolling cart, a tablet and power splitter, the company said. Combined, the system offers a fit-for-purpose ultrasound-based bladder scanner that can help nurses get automated bladder volume calculations with 3D visualizations in seconds, according to the company.
The launch marks Butterfly's fir...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Samsung Medison buying French ultrasound AI startup for $92M
Sonio will remain an independent company following the acquisition. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - May 15, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Clinicians need education regarding HCC surveillance resources
Clinicians need education to understand hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tracking and surveillance resources, according to research published May 14 in JAMA Network Open.
A team led by Robert Wong, MD, from Stanford University in California found gaps in HCC surveillance knowledge, particularly among primary care clinicians. These included health system factors that exacerbate persisting delays in timely HCC surveillance three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Effective delivery of HCC education to primary care clinicians and health system-level interventions must be pursued in parallel to address the comp...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Gastrointestinal Radiology Source Type: news
ARRS: Trampoline-related injuries span head to toe in children
There may be no such thing as recreational “safe jumping” for children on trampolines, according to research delivered May 9 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
Neetika Gupta, MD, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Toronto, presented a pictorial guide of injuries seen on imaging. She said that although radiologists have extensively discussed and documented these injuries, a gap remains in the comprehensive discussion of “head-to-toe” imaging in the pediatric population.
“Up to 1.6% of trauma visits in pediatric emergency departments are attributed to trampoline injuries,” she...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Digital X-Ray Source Type: news
‘ I Don ’ t Have Faith in Doctors Anymore. ’ Women Say They Were Pressured Into Long-Term Birth Control
This article was produced as a part of a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2023 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems. (Source: TIME: Health)
Source: TIME: Health - May 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alana Semuels Tags: Uncategorized Exclusive feature uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Ultrasound-Aided Diagnosis of GCA Is Accurate, Avoids Biopsy Ultrasound-Aided Diagnosis of GCA Is Accurate, Avoids Biopsy
In a prospective study, all patients diagnosed with giant cell arteritis using ultrasound maintained their diagnosis for up to 2 years of follow-up.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - May 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
ARRS: MWA safe, effective method to treat bone metastases
Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation (MWA) is a safe, effective method for treating bone metastases, according to research presented May 9 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
In his talk, Zirui Zhang from the Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer in China reported a perfect technical success rate with little to no complications in patients with this technique.
“Ultrasound-guided percutaneous MWA can provide short- to medium-term pain relief and functional improvement for patients with bone metastases, which is helpful to improve patients’ quality of life,” Jiang said.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Interventional Ultrasound Interventional Radiology Source Type: news
Samsung Medison to acquire Sonio
Korea-based Samsung Medison has signed an agreement to acquire French startup and fetal ultrasound AI software developer Sonio.
Sonio will remain an independent company headquartered in France, according to Samsung Medison, and will continue its commercial growth independently while its products and services will remain compatible with all ultrasound device makers. The company's flagship product, Sonio Detect, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for analysis of prenatal ultrasound exams in August 2023.
Established in 2020, Sonio also announced in August 2023 that it had raised $14 million in...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: M&A Source Type: news
Samsung Medison to acquire French AI ultrasound startup Sonio for $92.7M
Samsung Medison, a medical device unit of Samsung Electronics that specializes in developing diagnostic imaging devices, said on Wednesday it plans to acquire Sonio, a Paris-based startup that makes AI-powered software for ultrasound workflows, for about $92.7 million (KRW 126 billion). The French…#samsungmedison #samsungelectronics #sonio #fda #soniodetect #medison #samsung #cecilebrosset #remibesson #cso (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI Might Boost Detection of A-Fib
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 -- An artificial intelligence (AI) program trained to analyze cardiac ultrasounds can detect abnormal heart rhythms that a doctor is apt to overlook, a new study reports. " Atrial fibrillation can come and go, so it might not be... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Imaging-Only Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis Is Feasible
(MedPage Today) -- Positive findings with color Doppler ultrasound were enough to diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) accurately without need for confirmation with temporal artery biopsy (TAB), a prospective study indicated.
Out of 165 older patients... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 6, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Doppler Ultrasound Feasible for First-Line Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- For patients with high clinical suspicion of giant cell arteritis (GCA), color Doppler ultrasound of the temporal artery as a first-line diagnostic tool can avoid the need for other diagnostic tests, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
