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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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.

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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.

GE Healthcare's Venue Go point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system features AI-enabled tools to speed workflows, including Caption Guidance to help non-expert users capture diagnostic quality cardiac images. These systems helped drive positive earnings for the company in Q2 2025.

Bedside POCUS could save hospitals millions when used on patients with shortness of breath

“The explanation here is simple. Ultrasound gives you more information, and more concrete information, about what’s going on,” authors of a new JAMA study say.

Pei-Ni Jone, MD, FASE, director, echocardiography laboratory, Lurie Children’s Hospital Heart Center, professor of pediatric cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Board, and the chair of the ASE Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council Steering Committee, explains how 3D echo is being used to better plan, guide and followup in congenital cardiac surgery.

3D echo guidance seeing increasing use in congenital heart surgery

Pei-Ni Jone, MD, FASE, director, echocardiography laboratory, Lurie Children’s Hospital Heart Center, member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Board, explains how 3D echo is being used to better plan, guide and follow up in congenital cardiac surgery.

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