The American Society of Echocardiography has released new guidelines for performing a comprehensive transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) examination. The recommendations, which were endorsed by 22 other cardiology/echocardiography societies from around the world, were published in the January edition of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

WAYNE, N.J., Jan. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. is providing support to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the New Jersey Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for a series of CME-accredited, ultrasound hands-on workshops as part of the UGPLearningHub™ educational platform. Supported by an educational grant and in-kind contribution of ultrasound machines by Konica Minolta Healthcare, participating physicians can receive up to 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

At least in community-hospital settings, emergency physicians who choose point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) over other testing options can save all involved parties considerable sums of money—and that holds true even when care management decisions are not directly impacted.

When ultrasound reveals shoulder muscles that appear especially “bright,” it may be a warning sign of diabetes, according to findings to be presented at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

Children presenting with signs of appendicitis should receive careful further evaluation if the usual first-line exam, abdominal ultrasound, fails to deliver a clear view of the vestigial digestive-system organ.

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, have developed a miniaturized version of a musical pipe organ, or a piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT), that could potentially improve the quality of medical images.

Anthropomorphic breast ultrasound phantoms can be a useful tool for radiology resident education programs, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Fujifilm Sonosite has announced the launch of its redesigned online educational tool, SonoSite Institute, developed to educate physicians and other providers about point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and its uses in clinical practice.