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.

Good Vibrations: Ultrasound Elastography

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

In February, France's state-operated agency for the funding of innovation awarded a research-and-development grant worth 8.5 million euros to a European company that wants to validate a new application clinically for the still-nascent modality of ultrasound elastography. In this instance, elastography would be used as a targeting mechanism for the

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