AuntMinnie

APRIL 7, 2024

AUSTIN, TX -- Hands-on training that works better with medical students' schedules can improve practical skills and foster mentorship for promoting ultrasound use, according to research presented April 7 at UltraCon. Amerigo Allegretto Ultrasound offers a safe, cost-effective method for real-time imaging capability.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Focused ultrasound could help ease pain by manipulating the area of the brain that registers pain, a proof-of-principle study published February 1 in Pain found. Low-intensity focused ultrasound is one such method, which nondestructively and reversibly changes brain activity with high spatial resolution and adjustable depth of focus.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Studies to be presented in Chicago will explore ultrasound’s clinical applications in musculoskeletal, pediatric, abdominal, and women's imaging among other applications. Furthermore, ultrasound's use as a supplemental tool will be explored, including for breast cancer detection and follow-up imaging. And let’s not forget about AI.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2024

Combining ultrasound features and immune-inflammatory markers could help predict axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in breast cancer patients, according to research published June 24 in Academic Radiology. Previous studies suggest that several ultrasound imaging characteristics of primary breast tumors are tied to ALNM.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 20, 2024

A team of researchers led by Fangyi Liu, MD, from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, found that their multiparametric ultrasound model can predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), regardless of hepatitis B virus infection status.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2024

A new, minimally invasive procedure that combines MRI and transurethral ultrasound is effective for treating prostate cancer, according to research presented March 20 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Salt Lake City. ng/ml to 0.63 ng/ml at five years.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

An AI model can accurately predict malignancy on breast ultrasound based on BI-RADS assessment, according to research published December 11 in Academic Radiology. Previous studies have demonstrated how AI can be applied to breast ultrasound. of follow-ups,” the Guldogan team wrote.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 4, 2024

The deep neural network was trained using over 40,000 patient ultrasound images and computer-generated facsimiles made from real scans.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Endobronchial ultrasound may be used as a screening test for pulmonary hypertension in high-risk patients, a study published December 15 in JTCVS Techniques found. Endobronchial ultrasound is typically used in lung cancer patients as part of cancer staging.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) system improves the diagnostic performance of breast ultrasound, according to findings published October 6 in Heliyon. Ultrasound is the go-to modality for diagnostic breast imaging after suspicious mammography findings. However, conventional ultrasound isn’t without its faults.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Researchers are highlighting their approach to 3D printing, which uses ultrasound waves to create objects from sonically cured inks. Kuang and colleagues suggested that ultrasound could be the key to overcoming these limitations since ultrasonic waves can penetrate deeper into materials. Image courtesy of Xiao Kuang.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 18, 2024

Combining full-field digital mammography with ultrasound tomography can improve breast cancer detection and be helpful in imaging dense breasts, according to research published June 18 in Radiology. Our study suggests ultrasound tomography can be another supplemental screening tool,” Yamashita and colleagues wrote.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

Many women with early-stage HR+HER2- breast cancer and a negative presurgical axillary ultrasound can skip sentinel lymph node biopsy, a study presented April 11 at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, found.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A wearable ultrasound sticker the size of a postage stamp can continuously measure tissue stiffness and may have a place in monitoring organ transplantation patients, according to research published February 9 in Science Advances. However, with traditional ultrasound, monitoring cannot be performed continuously.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A team led by Hisham Mehanna, PhD, from the University of Birmingham in England, found that strain ultrasound elastography does not reduce the nondiagnostic rate of FNAC, as well as the number of thyroidectomies or unnecessary thyroidectomies performed. months for ultrasound FNAC. months for ultrasound FNAC.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 1, 2024

An ultrasound test can identify 96% of ovarian cancers in postmenopausal women, researchers have reported. Early diagnosis of ovarian cancer is vital, and we are pleased to see this research demonstrate that there are more accurate ways of using ultrasound," Sundard and colleagues said in a statement released by the university.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2023

An AI assistance system can aid novice sonographers in assessing the rotator cuff, a study published December 1 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. While ultrasound is a go-to method for assessing shoulder joint diseases, it is a user-dependent modality. in the test set. This indicates robustness and accuracy, they noted.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ultrasound use has shifted over the past decade, including whether radiologists, surgeons, or nonphysicians practitioners perform the exams, a study published on December 13 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. It described shifts in ultrasound use across billing provider specialties and places of service in the U.S.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

Experts recently questioned the necessity of scanning the axilla region during diagnostic breast ultrasound, as new data indicate that it is minimally beneficial for cancer detection.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 20, 2024

Johns Hopkins University has highlighted research that shows AI can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images. Significantly, the training of the AI involved combining computer-generated images with real ultrasounds of patients, including some who sought care at Johns Hopkins, the release noted.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Combining ultrasound with MRI could help better differentiate between benign and malignant breast nonmass-like lesions initially detected on ultrasound, a study published October 12 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. Ultrasound and MRI have their tradeoffs in supplemental breast imaging. Sensitivity 93.7%

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 4, 2024

The use of more ultrasound translates to less CT use for diagnosing appendicitis in children, according to research published August 4 in the Journal of Surgical Research. These findings indicate that hospital experience in ultrasound and patient socioeconomic factors are correlated to overimaging,” Scaife and colleagues wrote.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In his presentation, Katsutoshi Sugimoto, MD, PhD, from Tokyo Medical University in Japan discussed the performance of a model he and colleagues developed, which combines multiparametric ultrasound markers. They found that combining normalized local variance with shear-wave speed improves assessment of advanced liver fibrosis.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine of the Moscow Healthcare Department in Russia is highlighting ultrasound training phantoms it has created, including a fetal phantom, that aims to help sonographers-in-training. It is the tenth model developed by the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2024

A thyroid ultrasound imaging database could spur the development of more effective diagnostic and treatment models for related diseases, according to research published January 23 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Ultrasound is a first-line method in the screening and diagnosing of thyroid nodules.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 6, 2024

Supplemental breast ultrasound may have utility in imaging women with dense breasts and high risk of advanced or invasive breast cancer, a study published August 6 in Radiology found. Sample images show cancer detection at supplemental ultrasound screening after screening mammography with a negative result. (A)

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Publicly insured pregnant women are less likely to get 20-week ultrasounds, a phenomenon that drives disparities in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects, according to research published September 23 in Prenatal Diagnosis. “To lower probability of having a second-trimester ultrasound performed.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

Deep learning could improve real-time lung ultrasound interpretation, according to a study published January 29 in Ultrasonics. found that a deep learning model trained on lung ultrasound allowed for segmentation and characterization of artifacts on images when tested on a phantom model. DEED, Attribution 4.0 Pleural line 0.81

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

On multiple fetal ultrasound scans, the radiologist and sonographer did not identify signs the baby who died was missing a kidney and bladder, despite there being evidence of possible anomalies in the twin from the 20-week scan onwards, noted an article posted on November 25 by the New Zealand Herald.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

A nomogram combining ultrasound features and TI-RADS parameters can differentiate between malignant and benign thyroid nodules, according to research published January 22 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. The American College of Radiology (ACR) created TI-RADS based on gray-scale ultrasound features.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Based in Cardiff, Wales, seller Intelligent Ultrasound specializes in integrated, AI-driven tools to make scans “smarter and more efficient.”

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Health Imaging

APRIL 9, 2024

The authors recommend tweaking pelvic ultrasound with new maneuvers that produce clearer images.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently had a study published highlighting the results of their ultrasound "sticker," which they said can take tissue stiffness measurements.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 7, 2025

Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation techniques are safe and effective in treating patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, suggest findings published January 7 in Radiology. Treatment with ultrasound-guided MWA and RFA was generally well tolerated. F) Ultrasound-guided RFA of the hyperplastic parathyroid gland. (G)

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2024

An immersive virtual reality (VR)-based test can distinguish between operators with varying levels of thoracic ultrasound skill, a Danish study published January 6 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. With ultrasound being a user-dependent imaging modality, operator skills are important for diagnostic accuracy.

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The module helps automate the detection of eight common fetal anomalies using seven routine ultrasound views of the heart, brain and abdomen.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI) has released Sage AI, an AI tool that answers open-ended ultrasound-related questions. Sage AI adds to GUSI's scanHub training platform, which aims to help healthcare practitioners gain competency in using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) across a range of medical specialties.

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