Archive for the 'Ultrasound' Category

Certain Conventional Ultrasound Characteristics May Eliminate The Need For Some Minimally-Invasive Thyroid Biopsies

according to a study to be presented at the ARRS 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Instead of referring patients for ultrasound-guided biopsies, physicians may now be able to rely on certain conventional ultrasound characteristics to determine the pathology of some thyroid nodules,
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Ultrasound useful in infants with first urinary tract infection

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 7 - Ultrasound can be useful in the workup of infants with a first urinary tract infection, researchers from Sweden report in the May issue of The Journal of Urology.
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Ultrasound elastography shows potential in thyroid nodules

Ultrasound elastography may be useful as an adjunct for the challenging task of evaluating thyroid nodules, according to a pair of recent studies.
In the first study, a multicenter trial concluded that combining elastography with grayscale ultrasound and color Doppler offers the potential of improving the characterization of thyroid nodules. Meanwhile, a separate Korean study also [...]

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

GE Healthcare showcases latest Ultrasound technologies at Arab Health 2009

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Thursday, January 29th, 2009

MRIs may damage cochlear implants

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 30 - Tests show that certain MRI machines may demagnetize magnets used in cochlear implants to couple external and implanted components, according to a report in the December issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Ultrasound-guided marker placement improves breast lesion identification

(Radiology Review) For patients with mammographically occult breast lesions, an additional lesion marker placed at needle localization may enable immediate confirmation of lesion excision, according to radiologists at New York University School of Medicine in New York City.
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009