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).

FDA clears AI screening tool for cardiac amyloidosis
Ultromics designed EchoGo Amyloidosis to evaluate routine echocardiogram results for signs of cardiac amyloidosis. It received the FDA's breakthrough device designation back in 2023.
Ultrasound-guided procedure offers promising alternative to opioids for managing pain
Ultrasonography-guided nerve blocks have grown in popularity in recent years, but some are hesitant to adopt the procedure.
New AI-based software uses ultrasound images to guide clinical decisions during childbirth
Experts believe the tool has “excellent” potential to help guide decisions during labor and delivery in the future.
Ultrasound device could be 'promising breakthrough' for treating diabetic neuropathy
Up to one-third of people with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer in their lifetime, and up to 20% will require some form of amputation as a result.
Bracco invests nearly $86M to more than triple production of key imaging agent
The Italy-based company is working to erect a new facility in Switzerland focused on its contrast-enhanced ultrasound products.

Caption Health gains FDA clearance for AI-powered ejection fraction software

The original software first received FDA clearance back in 2018. This updated version, Caption Health has said, is easier for clinicians to use.

July 24, 2020

Internists harnessing point-of-care ultrasound help drop downstream radiology referrals

That’s according to a new analysis published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine.

July 22, 2020

Focused abdominal ultrasound a faster, less costly alternative to fluoroscopic upper GI exam

UGI is the standard go-to for malrotation of the intestines during fetal development, but it has several limitations, imaging researchers wrote in JACR.

July 20, 2020

Self-ultrasound for early career radiologists seeking training during the pandemic

Experts with KK Women's and Children's Hospital, in Singapore, recently detailed their experience with such examinations in Academic Radiology.

July 16, 2020

Will the pandemic push point-of-care ultrasound to replace the stethoscope?

Larry Istrail, MD, a hospitalist physician at Inova Health System, recently argued for the change in a July 15 opinion piece.

July 15, 2020

3D ultrasound accurately measures blood flow: ‘Matter of time before it reaches the clinic’

Michigan Medicine researchers validated the method across seven labs using a number of different testing conditions, reporting their findings in Radiology.

July 1, 2020

Philips warns of potential security vulnerabilities in some ultrasound software

Customers have not reported any instances of hackers using this weakness to affect clinical care, the Amsterdam-based imaging giant said.

June 26, 2020

Focused ultrasound approach shows ‘substantial potential’ for treating deadly brain tumor

Using the "sonodynamic" technique, UVA Medicine researchers reduced the total number of living cancer cells by nearly 50%.

June 22, 2020

Ultrasound

FDA clears AI screening tool for cardiac amyloidosis

Ultrasound-guided procedure offers promising alternative to opioids for managing pain

New AI-based software uses ultrasound images to guide clinical decisions during childbirth

Ultrasound device could be 'promising breakthrough' for treating diabetic neuropathy

Bracco invests nearly $86M to more than triple production of key imaging agent