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 catheter-based 4D visualization platform for complex heart procedures
The new technology from LUMA Vision allows operators to deliver 2D and 4D ultrasound images in real time. The advanced catheter was built with maneuverability and increased visibility in mind.
FDA clears AI-powered echocardiography software
HeartFocus guides users through the entire process, making it so that even novices can deliver high-quality echocardiograms every time.
Right heart cardiac ultrasound contrast agent for shunts enters U.S. trial
Currently there are no FDA cleared echocardiography contrast agents commercially available for use on the right side of the heart to detect shunts, but a new agent that promises to improve workflow and imaging is about to enter a U.S. trial.
GE HealthCare launches new AI-enabled automated breast ultrasound system
Ivenia ABUS Premium was designed to help streamline the supplemental breast ultrasound workloads and enhance diagnoses by improving ease of use and image reproducibility.
ASE updates recommendations for assessing right heart function in patients with pulmonary hypertension
The new guidelines were designed to ensure sonographers and other members of the heart team have the information they need to screen patients when appropriate and identify early warnings signs of PH.

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.

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.

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%.

Radiology repair company counters claims that it hacked Philips’ ultrasound machines

Summit Imaging is asking a Washington judge to toss legal accusations brought forth by the industry giant last year.

AI accurately distinguishes breast cancer on ultrasounds, but still can’t replace sonographers

With further refinement, the researchers say their convolutional neural network-based platform could help lighten sonographers’ ever-increasing workloads.

Provider launches at-home ultrasound imaging service to target patients wary of venturing out

La Jolla Vein Care said that it also hopes to target those who have been sitting for extended periods during the pandemic and may have developed corresponding health issues.

Law change would require health insurers to cover breast MRI, ultrasound for high-risk patients

Advocates recently urged lawmakers to approve the legislation, aimed at improving detection of tumors that mammography may have missed.

Lung ultrasound ‘substantially’ influences treatment for pregnant women with COVID-19

Treatment for COVID‐19 was either started or changed in 87.5% of the patients based on LUS findings, doctors reported in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

Ultrasound

FDA clears catheter-based 4D visualization platform for complex heart procedures

FDA clears AI-powered echocardiography software

Right heart cardiac ultrasound contrast agent for shunts enters U.S. trial

GE HealthCare launches new AI-enabled automated breast ultrasound system

ASE updates recommendations for assessing right heart function in patients with pulmonary hypertension