iCardio.ai launches apps on Butterfly Garden
Los Angeles-based startup iCardio.ai has joined Butterfly Network’s recently launched AI marketplace, Butterfly Garden. Under the terms of the agreement, iCardio.ai will deploy a suite of cardiac ultrasound AI tools in Butterfly Garden that use Butterfly’s handheld, whole-body point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) probe. For instance, the suite features automation of preliminary echocardiographic reports of key measurements of the heart that can help detect valvular diseases, like aortic stenosis, and provide image quality assessments, Butterfly said.Butterfly launched Butterfly Garden in August to facilitate partnerships w...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 15, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Road to RSNA 2023: Ultrasound
Ultrasound's utility will be on full display at this year's RSNA annual meeting, showing its merit in a wide variety of clinical applications. Research to be presented at the annual meeting in Chicago will explore the modality's clinical applications in musculoskeletal, pediatric, abdominal, and women's imaging among other areas. This includes advancements in ultrasound in recent years, such as the use of contrast for improved imaging, elastography and color Doppler for assessing complex pathologies, and using imaging data in AI models. Studies will also evaluate ways to further improve the modality's capabilities by rea...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
Ultrasound model predicts liver cancer risk
Thursday, November 30 | 2:20 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | R6-SSGI19-6 | Room E352A model integrating clinical and surveillance ultrasound features for patients at high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma will be presented in this session.In his talk, Yeun-Yoon Kim, MD, from Yonsei University in South Korea will present research that demonstrates how this model has superior performance compared with previously reported risk scoring systems in this area.Predicting risk for hepatocellular carcinoma would help with triaging and strategizing best treatment options. Models integrating ultrasound features are being developed to help with suc...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
Ultrasound platform effective evaluating hepatic steatosis
Thursday, November 30 | 1:30 p.m.-1:40 p.m. | R6-SSGI19-1 | Room E352Attendees will hear about the potential for ultrasound-derived fat fraction to be an alternative tool for MRI in assessing hepatic steatosis.Yi Dong, MD, from Fudan University in Shanghai, China, will present findings that show how ultrasound-derived fat fraction can detect hepatic steatosis using MRI-derived proton density fat fraction as the reference standard.Several ultrasound platforms now provide quantitative measures of hepatic steatosis. One of these is ultrasound-derived fat fraction, which combines attenuation and backscatter quantification. ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
Remote ultrasound detection with interferometer shows promise
Wednesday, November 29 | 2:20 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | W6-SSPH10-3 | Room E353CThe potential for remote ultrasound detection with an interferometer to produce high accuracy will be presented in this session.In her talk, Kaitlyn Kim from the University of California, Irvine will discuss her team’s work describing how its non-contact ultrasound detection system based on a laser interferometer is superior to conventional methods in medical practice.Current ultrasound detection methods use piezoelectric transducers or medical ultrasound probes. The Kim team, however, noted that user dependability can impact image quality and some ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
Elastography good for diagnosing skin pathologies
Wednesday, November 29 | 1:50 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | W6-SSPH10-3 | Room E353CResearchers in this session will describe how torsional wave elastography could be useful in diagnosing skin pathologies.In his presentation, Guillermo Rus, PhD, from the University of Granada will talk about how this ultrasonic method can noninvasively screen for and extract skin mechanical properties, using biomarkers.There is a lack of data on the elastic and viscous properties of the skin when pathological conditions such as skin cancer arise. The researchers noted that the collagen, elastin, and cell structures change due to the presence of the...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
Doppler ultrasound evaluates transplant kidney function
Tuesday, November 28 | 1:50 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | T6-SSGU04-3 | Room N227BAttendees will learn how Doppler ultrasound can image the renal function of transplanted kidneys in this session.Eujin Lee, MD, from Soonchunhyang University Hospital in South Korea will show how drawing a region of interest along the border of a transplanted kidney can measure the vascular index in superb microvascular imaging, is reproducible, and correlates well with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).Previous research highlights the utility of Doppler ultrasound for measuring the vascular index of lesions in the neck and breast areas. L...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
CEUS has role in follow-up for endovascular aortic repair
Monday, November 27 | 1:40 p.m.-1:50 p.m. | M6-SSVA02-2 | Room N226The performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in follow-up imaging after endovascular aortic repair will be compared to that of CT in a 12-year study to be presented in this session.In his talk, Johannes Rübenthaler, MD, from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich will present research showing how while CEUS may not replace CT in this area, it could be a supplementary modality.Effective diagnostic follow-up is needed for planning and implementing therapy for secondary rupture caused by endoleaks after endovascular aortic repair. While CT is...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
US-PICT safe, effective in treating nonshoulder injuries
Sunday, November 26 | 1:10 p.m.-1:20 p.m. | S4-SSMK01-2 | Room E353BAttendees of this session will learn about the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy (US-PICT) for muscular treatment.In his presentation, Domenico Albano, PhD, of IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan, Italy, will present results from his team’s research, which found that US-PICT has value as a therapeutic option for the gluteus and rectus muscles.Although previous studies have demonstrated that US-PICT is a useful first-line treatment method for the rotator cuff, the researchers wanted to tr...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
CEUS performs well in differentiating liver lesions
Sunday, November 26 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | S2-SSGI01-6 | Room S405In this session, attendees will see how contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) may be a suitable alternative to MRI in differentiating focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) from hepatic adenoma.In his talk, Jordan Swensson, MD, from Indiana University will discuss his team’s findings, which show that CEUS has high accuracy compared to hepatobiliary agent MRI in differentiating these liver lesions.FNH and hepatic adenoma are liver lesions that have different risks and treatments, but overlapping imaging features make it challenging for radiologists to tell betw...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
High-frequency ultrasound proves efficacy of radiotherapy on skin cancer
Sunday, November 26 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | S2-SSRO01-6 | Room S402Here, attendees will learn about how ultrasound evaluation proves the safety and efficacy of radiotherapy for nonmelanoma skin cancer.In his presentation, Vittorio Patane, MD, from the University of Campania will present his team’s findings, which show that radiotherapy with high-frequency ultrasound imaging should be considered in treating high-risk nonmelanoma skin cancer.While surgery is the go-to method for removing these skin cancers, radiotherapy can serve as an alternative if surgery is not an option. However, there is debate on radiotherapy...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
Triad hospital provides region ’s first focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is the first and only medical center in the Triad region to offer focused ultrasound treatment for patients suffering from disabling essential tremor and tremor dominant Parkinson ’s disease not adequately controlled with medications.
Essential tremor is a neurological condition in which uncontrollable shaking – most often in the hands, head or voice – occurs during movement. It affects an estimated 7 million to 10 million Americans, according… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news
Boston Imaging releases new Samsung ultrasound system
Boston Imaging -- the U.S. headquarters of Samsung's digital radiography and ultrasound business -- has released a new ultrasound system, which it calls V6.V6 provides 2D, 3D, and color images and is tailored for women's and urology imaging, the company said. It is based on Samsung's Crystal Architecture imaging platform and features the company's miniER7 Endocavity Transducer, ViewAssist, BiometryAssist, UterineAssist, and SonoSync, according to the firm. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Do women prefer having female radiologists perform breast ultrasound?
Most women undergoing breast ultrasound are unconcerned about whether a radiologist is male or female, according to research published November 8 in PLOS One. A team led by Elisabeth Sartoretti, MD, from the University of Lucerne in Switzerland found that nearly three out of four women reported that it made no difference whether a female or male radiologist performed a breast ultrasound exam. “It would appear that women examined by male radiologists are less selective about the sex of the examining radiologist,” Sartoretti and colleagues wrote. The researchers noted that there is a trend toward fewer male radiolo...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Recombined CEM images effective for depicting palpable breast lesions
When it comes to working up palpable breast abnormalities with contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), recombined images better depict the lesion than low-energy ones, research published November 8 in Academic Radiology has found.The findings shed light on a condition that, although is most commonly benign, can also can be a common presenting symptom of breast cancer, wrote a team led by Tali Amir, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City."As such, a thorough work-up [of palpable breast lesions] to exclude carcinoma must always be performed," the group noted.CEM is a promising technology for this applica...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news
