Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Transvaginal ultrasound screening missed over four times more cases of endometrial cancer among Black women versus white women, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology.
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Procedure Example: Right Reconstructive Lumpectomy™ featuring LOCalizer™, BioZorb® and Trident®
A case review video shows a right reconstructive lumpectomy™ on a patient with ductal carcinoma in situ (12 ocl location) and a right sentinel lymph node biopsy.
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A ‘Finger Phantom’ to Train Treatment of Trigger Finger Using Ultrasound Guidance
Researchers have made a 3D-printed anatomical finger model, embedded in ballistic gelatin, as a low-cost ultrasound training phantom for procedural guidance of trigger finger injections.
Ultrasound Tracks Down Misfiring Heart Sites
Abnormal heart rhythms—cardiac arrhythmias—are a major worldwide health problem. Now scientists are using ultrasound for more accurate maps of arrhythmic sites in the heart for improved success of ablation procedures.
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GE Healthcare Unveils Vscan Air, a Wireless Handheld Ultrasound
Waukesha, Wis.-based GE Healthcare has unveiled Vscan Air, a wireless pocket-sized ultrasound device that facilities whole-body scanning. This product launch follows GE’s 2010 introduction of Vscan, the first color pocket-sized ultrasound.
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Ultrasound Has Potential to Damage Coronaviruses, Study Finds
A new study by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that coronaviruses may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations, within the frequencies used in medical imaging.
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Quadruple Fusion Imaging via Transparent Ultrasound Transducer
A quadruple fusion optical and ultrasound imaging system has been developed that enables the diagnosis of eye conditions or tumors, as well as the ability to see the environment inside the body using a transparent ultrasound transducer.
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Tiny Bubbles Making Large Impact on Medical Ultrasound Imaging
If you were given “ultrasound” in a word association game, “sound wave” might easily come to mind. But in recent years, a new term has surfaced: bubbles.
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