Identification of Need for Ultrasound Enhancing Agent Study (the IN-USE study)
September 9, 2020 — Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) Background Ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) are routinely used to improve transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) image quality, yet anticipation of UEA need is a barrier to their use. Methods Structured report data from 171,509 consecutive TTE studies in 97,515 patients who underwent TTE imaging from […]
Review of ultrasound contrast agents in current clinical practice with special focus on DEFINITY® in cardiac imaging
September 8, 2020 — Future Medicine Abstract Echocardiography is the most widely used noninvasive modality to evaluate the structure and function of the cardiac muscle in daily practice. However, up to 15–20% of echocardiograms are considered suboptimal. To enable accurate assessment of cardiac function and wall motion abnormality, the use of ultrasound microbubble contrast has […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor — 09.08.2020 — Mandarin Edition
ICUS每周新闻 全球CEUS最新趋势与动态！ 2020年9月3日 ICUS每周新闻 (WNM)将免费发送给60个国家的ICUS成员。免费加入ICUS或了解更多资讯，请访问ICUS网站：www.icus-Society.org。 中文版由黄品同教授友情提供，访问地址：https://icus-society.org/icus-weekly-news-monitor-mandarin-edition/ _____________________________________________________________________________________ FDA敦促移除超声造影剂包装盒上的禁忌说明 ICUS敦促FDA移除超声造影剂（UCAs）包装盒上的禁忌说明, 大量科学研究证实超声造影剂的安全性及有效性。 阅读以下完整新闻 阅读完整公民请愿书请访问 click here _____________________________________________________________________________________ 公告: CEUS线上直播，可领取免费CME 2020年10月1日，星期四 – 11：00am to 1：15pm CDT 腹部 CEUS Expert Glances at a Growing Modality ICUS 联合 AIUM共同举办 注册请访问 click here 2020年10月17日，星期六 – 9：00am to 11：30am CDT 心血管 CEUS CEUS: Getting Started and Moving Forward! 注册请访问 click here _____________________________________________________________________________________ […]
Diagnostic Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Differential Diagnosis of Malignant and Benign Soft Tissue Masses: A Meta-Analysis
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology – September 6, 2020 Abstract This meta-analysis was aimed at investigating the value of using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant soft tissue masses (STMs). Relevant studies published before March 24, 2020 were identified through a comprehensive search of PubMed, Ovid, Cochrane and Web of […]
A Survey of CEUS Education in Sonographer Training Programs: The Well-Opacified and Delineated Road Less Travelled, and Ready to be Taken
September 2, 2020 — Journal of the American Society of Echocardiology (JASE) Extract Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a safe, portable, radiation-free imaging tool that produces high resolution, real-time images of the cardiovascular system, tumors, and organ blood vessels. When used during transthoracic echocardiography, CEUS can dramatically improve the detection of functional or structural abnormalities […]
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of focal liver masses
September 1, 2020 — Hepatoma Research Abstract Non-invasive imaging is the current method of choice for the characterization of frequently discovered focal liver disease. Although historically, contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) scans have been selected for this purpose, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) now offers a less expensive and safer method to acquire the […]
Contrast group asks FDA to pull 'black box' warning
September 1, 2020 — AuntMinnie.com By AuntMinnie.com staff writers A group representing users of ultrasound contrast agents on August 31 asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pull its longstanding “black box” warning on the label of contrast agents. The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) filed a citizens petition with the FDA asking […]
Ultrasound society urges FDA to eliminate 'outdated' contrast label warnings
September 1, 2020 — Health Imaging By Matt O’Connor A nonprofit medical society on Monday urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to eliminate “black box” warnings on ultrasound contrast agent labels. The International Contrast Ultrasound Society made that appeal in a Citizens Petition submitted to the FDA. The Chicago-based organization—which represents cardiologists, radiologists and […]
FDA Urged to Nix Black Box Label for Ultrasound Contrast Agents
September 1, 2020 — Diagnostic Imaging By Whitney J. Palmer Grassroots group points to substantial clinical evidence of safety in call for agency to remove the warning. Citing significant clinical evidence of safety, a multi-institutional, grassroots group has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove the black box warning from ultrasound contrast […]
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound; State of the Art in North America
Ultrasound Quarterly – September 1, 2020 Abstract The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound convened a panel of specialists in contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to produce a white paper on noncardiac CEUS in North America. The panel met in Chicago, Illinois, on October 24 and 25, 2017. The recommendations are based on analysis of current literature and […]
FDA Urged to Remove Boxed Warnings on Ultrasound Contrast Agents
August 31, 2020 — Media release – Business Wire A grassroots medical society today urged the FDA to remove boxed warnings from ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs), citing compelling scientific data demonstrating their safety and life-saving potential. “Removing this “black box” will help patients across America access safer, more reliable and more cost-effective diagnostic imaging, while […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor — 08.27.2020 — Mandarin Editon
ICUS每周新闻 全球CEUS最新趋势与动态！ 2020年8月27日 ICUS每周新闻 (WNM)将免费发送给60个国家的ICUS成员。免费加入ICUS或了解更多资讯，请访问ICUS网站：www.icus-Society.org。 中文版由黄品同教授友情提供，访问地址：https://icus-society.org/icus-weekly-news-monitor-mandarin-edition/ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 公告: CEUS线上直播，可领取免费CME 2020年10月1日，星期四 – 11：00am to 1：15pm CDT 腹部 CEUS Expert Glances at a Growing Modality ICUS 联合 AIUM共同举办 注册请访问 click here 2020年10月17日，星期六 – 9：00am to 11：30am CDT 心血管 CEUS CEUS: Getting Started and Moving Forward! 注册请访问 click here _____________________________________________________________________________________ 访问ICUS请点击Click here – ICUS学习入口 20个有关基础和进阶的CEUS免费CME网站 线上展示 – 进阶 […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor — 08.20.2020 — Mandarin Edition
ICUS每周新闻 全球CEUS最新趋势与动态！ 2020年8月20日 ICUS每周新闻 (WNM)将免费发送给60个国家的ICUS成员。免费加入ICUS或了解更多资讯，请访问ICUS网站：www.icus-Society.org。 中文版由黄品同教授友情提供，访问地址：https://icus-society.org/icus-weekly-news-monitor-mandarin-edition/ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 公告: CEUS线上直播，可领取免费CME 2020年10月1日，星期四 – 11：00am to 1：15pm CDT 腹部 CEUS Expert Glances at a Growing Modality ICUS 联合 AIUM共同举办 注册请访问 click here 2020年10月17日，星期六 – 9：00am to 11：30am CDT 心血管 CEUS CEUS: Getting Started and Moving Forward! 注册请访问 click here _____________________________________________________________________________________ 访问ICUS请点击Click here – ICUS学习入口 20个有关基础和进阶的CEUS免费CME网站 线上展示 – 进阶 […]
To Give or Not to Give? Ultrasound Enhancing Agents Remain Underutilized Tools for the Quantification of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
August 20, 2020 — JASE Background Ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) have been demonstrated to improve left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) quantification and impact clinical decisions. Nevertheless, UEAs are used in only 6-7% of all transthoracic echocardiographs (TTEs) performed nationally. Furthermore, the decision is left up to the sonographer to give UEAs for subjectively suboptimal images, […]
Ultrasound Enhanced S100A4-shRNA Delivery Using Acoustically Activated Cationic Lipid Nanodroplets to Reach and Treat Myocytes within the Developing Scar Zone
August 20, 2020 — JASE Background Definity nanodroplets (DND), formulated from commercial Definity microbubbles (DMB), can extravasate through endothelial barriers and be reactivated to microbubbles by transthoracic ultrasound. The exact location of the droplets within the extravascular space is unknown, but acoustic reactivation (ArA) may be a method of targeting intracellular mediators of scar formation. […]
ASE Features Top 20 Echocardiography Research Abstract Presentations
Echocardiography strain imaging at ASE. #ASE2020 August 20, 2020 — DAIC – Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology All ASE 2020 abstracts can be viewed at: www.onlinejase.com/article/S0894-7317(20)30227-3/pdf More than 350 posters featuring cutting edge research on the advances in cardiovascular ultrasound were presented during the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2020 annual meeting, Aug. 8-10. A special […]
CEUS helps predict chronic kidney disease progression
August 14, 2020 — AuntMinnie By Theresa Pablos, AuntMinnie staff writer Clinicians may be able to use contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) features to help predict which patients with chronic kidney disease will experience worse outcomes, according to the findings of a prospective study published on August 9 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Researchers from Shanghai […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor — 08.13.2020 — Mandarin Edition
ICUS每周新闻 全球CEUS最新趋势与动态！ 2020年8月13日 ICUS每周新闻 (WNM)将免费发送给60个国家的ICUS成员。免费加入ICUS或了解更多资讯，请访问ICUS网站：www.icus-Society.org。 中文版由黄品同教授友情提供，访问地址：https://icus-society.org/icus-weekly-news-monitor-mandarin-edition/ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Announcing: Live CEUS webinars with free CME 2020年10月1日，星期四 – 11：00am – 1：15pm CST 腹部CEUS Expert Glances at a Growing Modality ICUS和AIUM共同举办 注册请访问click here 2020年10月17日，星期六 – 9：00am – 11：30am CST 心血管CEUS CEUS: Getting Started and Moving Forward! 注册请访问click here _____________________________________________________________________________________ ICUS请访问Click here – ICUS学习入口 20个有关基础和进阶的CEUS免费CME网站 虚拟展示 – 进阶 CEUS的试剂和设备 […]
FDA approves RFID option for Definity contrast
August 12, 2020 — Aunt Minnie.com By AuntMinnie.com staff writers Lantheus Medical Imaging has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for version of its Definity ultrasound contrast agent that uses radiofrequency ID (RFID) technology to control the activation of the agent. VialmixRFID for Definity uses an RFID-based activation device that is made […]
Improving Prognostic and Chronicity Evaluation of Chronic Kidney Disease with Contrast‐Enhanced Ultrasound Index-Derived Peak Intensity
Aug 9, 2020 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract The capability of contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to assess the prognosis and chronicity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) was evaluated in patients diagnosed with CKD in 2014 at Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai, China. Time–intensity curves and quantitative indexes were created using QLab quantification software. Kidney biopsies […]
