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).

ASE 2025 delivered a fully immersive experience for cardiovascular ultrasound professionals
The co-chairs of the American Society of Echocardiography's 2025 meeting wanted to "highlight the unique value of being in person." They looked back at the three-day event with Cardiovascular Business.
FDA announces recall of biopsy device after 14 injuries and 1 death
The voluntary recall pertains to the ViziShot 2 FLEX from Olympus, which is used with ultrasound-guidance to help diagnose and stage lung cancer.
Pre-imaging pain medication may impact accuracy of abdominal ultrasounds
New data published in Emergency Radiology suggest this common practice could skew the results of some scans.
Over half of providers forgo physical exams on patients prior to ordering imaging
Experts recently sought to determine whether this habit impacts clinical reasoning and diagnostic yield. They shared their findings in the European Journal of Radiology.
Breast ultrasound finding may signal invasive cancer, research suggests
Though this finding is relatively uncommon, it is expected that the BI-RADS 6th edition ultrasound lexicon will include it as a feature associated with malignancy.

The co-chairs of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2025 meeting explain highlights from the in-person sonographer training sessions and focused sessions on difficult episodes of care.

ASE 2025 delivered a fully immersive experience for cardiovascular ultrasound professionals

The co-chairs of the American Society of Echocardiography's 2025 meeting wanted to "highlight the unique value of being in person." They looked back at the three-day event with Cardiovascular Business.

FDA announces recall of biopsy device after 14 injuries and 1 death

The voluntary recall pertains to the ViziShot 2 FLEX from Olympus, which is used with ultrasound-guidance to help diagnose and stage lung cancer.

Pre-imaging pain medication may impact accuracy of abdominal ultrasounds

New data published in Emergency Radiology suggest this common practice could skew the results of some scans.

Over half of providers forgo physical exams on patients prior to ordering imaging

Experts recently sought to determine whether this habit impacts clinical reasoning and diagnostic yield. They shared their findings in the European Journal of Radiology.

Echogenic rinds on ultrasound may signal invasive cancer.

Breast ultrasound finding may signal invasive cancer, research suggests

Though this finding is relatively uncommon, it is expected that the BI-RADS 6th edition ultrasound lexicon will include it as a feature associated with malignancy.

A robot in Wisconsin is being trained to do remote ultrasounds

A robot may soon be handling patients' ultrasounds in a Wisconsin health system

The machine will be operated remotely by a sonographer who has been trained to conduct remote ultrasound exams.

Internet searches reveal skyrocketing interest in POCUS implementation

New data align with a rise in intrigue around bedside point-of-care ultrasound to address growing patient demand.

Ultrasound guidance a safer, more accurate method for biopsies of peripheral lung lesions in children

Ultrasound guidance safer, more effective for biopsies of peripheral lung lesions in pediatric patients

The technique has proven effective in adults, but until recently there has been a lack of data on its use among children.