Ultrasound

Ultrasound, also referred to as sonography or diagnostic ultrasound, uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize soft tissue. Ultrasounds are frequently ordered to measure fetal anatomy during pregnancy, check for blood clots and to guide needle biopsy procedures of the breast, abdomen and pelvis. The imaging modality does not use any radiation to create images. Find news specific to cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography).

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Ultrasounds performed by orthopedic surgeons on-par with MSK radiology exams, study finds

The findings suggest patients with rotator cuff injuries should undergo diagnostic exams in "one-stop" orthopedic shoulder clinics, researchers said recently. 

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ED labels 84% of its abdominal ultrasound exams as inappropriate, causing downstream problems

In 20% of such cases, guideline-discordant exams forced providers to use an additional imaging modality, researchers explained.

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Ensuring developing regions have access to prenatal ultrasound would spare unnecessary deaths

Radiography providers in Nigeria reviewed the challenges and benefits, offering up their own recommendations recently.

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Cardiac ultrasound study tags nearly 67% of COVID-19 patients with structural heart abnormalities

Many of those individuals had a myocardial injury, increasing their risk for heart attack, pulmonary embolism and heart failure.

Enhanced ultrasound bests CT, MR for diagnosing some liver cancers

CEUS helps physicians diagnose some forms of liver cancer more safely and less expensively than CT and MRI, according to a report published in Hepatoma Research.

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Intel and Samsung improve fetal ultrasound, Konica Minolta’s teleradiology platform, and more radiology vendor updates

Plus, Change Healthcare and Vizient strike a deal and Lunit's breast AI platform rivals rads.

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Shear wave imaging ‘extremely promising’ for assessment of myocardial stiffness in heart transplant recipients

The noninvasive technique shows potential where cardiac magnetic resonance imaging falls short.

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Medical startup Exo receives $40M for handheld ultrasound to speed up imaging emergencies

The Redwood City, California, company has now raised nearly $100 million overall, with this round of financing going toward finalizing its technology and workflow apps.

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Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

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