ACG: Intestinal Ultrasound Monitoring Cuts Time to Treatment Change in IBD
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 -- For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), monitoring by intestinal ultrasound (IUS) results in reduced time to treatment change and to remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Butterfly Network enters agreement with Forest Neurotech
Butterfly Network and Forest Neurotech have entered into a five-year co-development agreement that will see the two develop an ultrasound-on-chip method for minimally invasive brain imaging and stimulation.The agreement includes $20 million to be paid to Butterfly for annual licensing, chip purchases, services, and milestone payments, of which $3.5 million was received on signing. Additional revenue is anticipated for every unit sold upon commercialization, Butterfly said. Forest Neurotech is the latest focused research organization to be created as part of Convergent Research, an incubator for ambitious scientific nonprof...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Deep-learning method using ultrasound predicts fetal birth weight
A novel method using ultrasound videos predicts fetal birth weight, according to Dutch research published October 20 in Computers in Biology and Medicine. A team led by Szymon Płotka from the University of Amsterdam found that their method, which uses tabular clinical data to evaluate features in fetal ultrasound video scans, outperforms current algorithms and has comparable performance to that of clinicians. “Our method has the potential to be applied in the clinical environment to assist in the selection of the safest type of delivery for both the mother and the child,” Płotka and co-authors wrote. While ultra...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 23, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Womens Imaging Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
How cardiac interventional radiographers promote better patient outcomes
Chris Schmidt.Cardiac interventional (CI) radiographers play a vital role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients during their procedure in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. They are skilled healthcare professionals who specialize in using imaging technology and minimally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat various cardiac and vascular conditions. CI radiographers work closely with radiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional cardiologists to perform procedures such as angioplasty, stent placement, heart perfusion studies, and more. These procedures are often used to open blocked blood vessels, repair...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 23, 2023 Category: Radiology Tags: Radiologic Technologist Cardiovascular Radiology Interventional Radiology Source Type: news
Lung POCUS may have value in pediatric emergency settings
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may be useful in the emergency department for assessing and predicting severity for pediatric bronchiolitis, suggest findings published October 21 in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Researchers led by Dr. Jaron Smith from the Children's Medical Center in Dallas found that higher lung POCUS scores for acute bronchiolitis are tied to increased respiratory support, longer hospital length of stay, and more acute disposition. “These outcomes are of significant interest to the emergency department clinician managing a patient with acute bronchiolitis as lung ultrasound may prov...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 23, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Source Type: news
Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks for Pain Management in the ED Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks for Pain Management in the ED
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are included in the emergency physicians ' scope of practice, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians ' policy statement. But how safe and effective are they in this setting?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - October 20, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Can Bi-Plane Ultrasound Solve Difficult Accesses in the ED? Can Bi-Plane Ultrasound Solve Difficult Accesses in the ED?
Successful first-attempt peripheral intravenous cannulation in patients with difficult venous access can avoid delays in administering medications in the emergency department. Is bi-plane imaging the long-sought answer?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - October 20, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Diagnostic imaging service expenditures shifting to third-party providers
Davin Korstjens of IMV Medical Information Division.In 2022, U.S. hospitals spent an estimated $4.29 billion on service-related expenses for diagnostic imaging equipment, according to the recently published IMV 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report. This is a 13.3% increase since 2020, when service spending was estimated to be $3.875 billion, and represents a 4.22% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over this period.
For 2022, the top three service providers by service-related expenditures are GE HealthCare, Siemens Healthineers, and Crothall Healthcare. Since 2019 the share of service-related expendi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Tags: Equipment Source Type: news
GE HealthCare, Novo Nordisk to collaborate on PFUS development
GE HealthCare is collaborating with Novo Nordisk to further advance the clinical and product development of peripheral-focused ultrasound (PFUS) to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity.PFUS is a non-invasive type of bioelectronic medicine that uses ultrasound to activate the nervous system to stimulate a response that may be able to treat disease. Previous reports suggest that it could impact glucose metabolism in people with diabetes through personalized ultrasound stimulation of nerve pathways. As part of the collaboration, GE HealthCare and Novo Nordisk will combine their respective expertise in ultrasound medical techno...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Enterprise imaging: What is the market opportunity beyond radiology?
The concept of an enterprise imaging strategy was coined over a decade ago, however, it’s only in recent years that the expansion beyond “enterprise radiology” has truly begun. The total market for IT across those nine specialties included in Signify Research’s report reached $6.6 billion in 2022; however, only 20% of market revenue was associated with enterprise deals. When digging deeper into which specialties led the enterprise trend, radiology represented 71% of the total enterprise imaging IT market. As demonstrated in the graph below, radiology and cardiology are expected to continue dominating the market op...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 18, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amy Thompson Tags: PACS/VNA Technology Review Source Type: news
Evident Vascular secures $35M to develop IVUS platform
San Jose, CA-based startup Evident Vascular has secured $35 million in Series A funding from Vensana Capital to develop an AI-enabled intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) platform. The platform's development will focus on applications for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease, a slow and progressive circulation disorder that affects the legs and feet."Robust clinical trial data supporting utilization in both coronary and peripheral interventions are fueling future market growth," the company said. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 18, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Evident Vascular, which develops AI-enabled tech for more precise intravascular ultrasound images, exits stealth with a $35M Series A from Vensana Capital
Evident Vascular, a company creating AI-enabled intravascular ultrasound technology, announced its launch today with $35 million in Series A financing. WHAT IT DOES The California-based company devised AI-enabled transcatheter intravascular ultrasound technology that captures images inside a…#evidentvascular #cynthiayee #vensanacapital #intravascular (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Evident Vascular launches with $35M for AI-enabled intravascular ultrasound
The company developed an AI-powered intravascular catheter-based ultrasound that allows providers to capture more precise images of the inside of one ' s blood vessels. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - October 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Older, rural children face barriers to appendix ultrasound access
Rural, older, and poorer children face barriers in obtaining an ultrasound exam for acute appendicitis, according to research published October 17 in the Journal of Surgical Research. A team led by Jack Scaife from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City found that children with these sociodemographics are more likely to present to hospitals that don’t use ultrasound to diagnose acute appendicitis. It also found that they are less likely to undergo ultrasound at hospitals that have ultrasound resources.“Hospital systems should prioritize developing ultrasound capacity and implement a standardized protocol to promote u...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Source Type: news
ABUS useful as DBT adjunct in screening, diagnostic imaging
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) is useful as an adjunct to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in opportunistic screening and diagnostic imaging, suggest findings published October 14 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. A team led by Kartini Rahmat, MBBS, from Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia found that when ABUS and DBT were added to the screening population of its study, the biopsy rate was about 23%. The cancer detection yield from both modalities was just over 9% for both screening and diagnostic groups. “The results from our study can be applied in countries with no population screening," the Rahma...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Womens Imaging Breast Source Type: news
