Accurate prediction of responses to transarterial chemoembolization for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma by using artificial intelligence in contrast-enhanced ultrasound
January 8, 2020 — European Radiology Authors: Dan Liu, Fei Liu, Xiaoyan Xie, Liya Su, Ming Liu, Xiaohua Xie, Ming Kuang Guangliang Huang, Yuqi Wang, Hui Zhou, Kun Wang, Manxia Lin, Jie Tian https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-019-06553-6 Abstract Objectives We aimed to establish and validate an artificial intelligence–based radiomics strategy for predicting personalized responses of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) […]
Transrectal Subharmonic Ultrasound Imaging for Prostate Cancer Detection
January 8, 2020 — Uro Today Authors: I Gupta, B Freid, V Masarapu, P Machado, E Trabulsi, K Wallace, E Halpern, F Forsberg Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA., GE Global Research, Niskayuna NY 12309, USA., Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Electronic address: flemming.forsberg@jefferson.edu. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31899231 To assess the PCa detection rates of […]
World’s first cancer treatment being trialed in NHS hospitals could make chemotherapy 'more effective by using BUBBLES to help kill tumors'
Acoustic cluster therapy involves injecting microbubbles and liquid droplets Ultrasound used to make bubbles grow larger and stretch the tumor’s walls Increases chance of chemo drugs reaching cancer cells and not healthy ones Daily Mail (Online) — December 18, 2019 By Connor Boyd, Health Reporter NHS hospitals are trialling a world-first way of delivering chemotherapy […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor — 12-16-2019 — Mandarin Edition
ICUS每周新闻 全球CEUS最新趋势与动态！ 2019年12月16日 很高兴向您推送与超声造影相关的ICUS每周新闻（WNM）。 订阅ICUS每周新闻或加入ICUS会员无需任何费用，需要请访问：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/ CEUS周刊 1. 超声可打开血脑屏障，有助于阿尔茨海默病的治疗, 2019年12月5日, MedPage Today 作者Ed Susman 2. FDA批准超声造影剂应用于儿科患者, 2019年12月2日, Pharmacy Times 作者 Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor 3. 超声造影在儿科的应用十分频繁, Dec 2, 2019, By Kassa Darge, MD Articles and Abstracts 超声造影(CEUS)在机器人辅助下腔静脉肾癌取栓术中检测肾癌血管侵袭和鉴别血栓与癌栓的价值 Uro Today 2019年12月6日 作者: Qiu-Yang Li, Nan Li, Qing-Bo Huang, Yu-Kun Luo, Bao-Jun Wang, Ai-Tao Guo, Xin Ma, […]
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in detecting wall invasion and differentiating bland from tumor thrombus during robot-assisted inferior vena cava thrombectomy for renal cell carcinoma
Uro Today — December 6, 2019 Vena cava thrombus is one of the main clinical manifestations of locally aggressive renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Inferior vena cava (IVC) wall invasion and presence of bland thrombus could affect the surgical outcome. This study aims to assess the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in detecting wall invasion and […]
Ultrasound Can Open Blood-Brain Barrier; Treatment could improve drug penetration and toxin removal in Alzheimer's patients
December 05, 2019 — MedPage Today By Ed Susman In preliminary studies, focused ultrasound directed at the blood-brain barrier briefly made it more porous, which could be a means to allow drugs into Alzheimer’s patients’ brains or permit toxins to escape. In the phase II safety trial, researchers treated three women diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease […]
The Safety and Effectiveness of Intravenous Contrast-Enhanced Sonography in Chinese Children—A Single Center and Prospective Study in China
December 5, 2019 — Frontiers in Pharmacology Background and Objective: Intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), using the second-generation ultrasound contrast agent SonoVue®, has been widely used in adults. In 2016, it was approved for pediatric applications by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, it has not been approved by the Chinese Food and Drug […]
Pediatric CEUS Usage Growing Very Fast
Dec 2, 2019 — ICUS By Kassa Darge, MD Diagnostic imaging can be a great tool in saving life. However, x-ray, CT and MRI come at a price for children. Radiation, need for sedation or anesthesia and potential serious adverse events of some of the contrast agents are major hurdles to carrying out these studies. […]
FDA Approves Ultrasound Enhancing Agent for Use in Pediatric Patients
Dec 2, 2019 — Pharmacy Times By Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor Officials with the FDA have approved sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres for injectable suspension (Lumason, Bracco Diagnostics Inc), for use in echocardiography in pediatric patients. This is the drug’s fourth indication approved by the FDA. The contrast agent is newly indicated to opacify the […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor – Mandarin Edition – 11-21-2019
ICUS每周新闻 全球CEUS最新趋势与动态！ 2019年11月21日 很高兴向您推送与超声造影相关的ICUS每周新闻（WNM）。 订阅ICUS每周新闻或加入ICUS会员无需任何费用，需要请访问：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/ ____________________________________________________________________ 本周CEUS刊报 1. 声波结合微泡治疗肿瘤, The Times, 2019年11月13日 作者：Rhys Blakely, Science Correspondent 2. UVA访谈: Dr. Reza Daugherty探讨儿科患者的CEUS, NBC29.com, 2019年4月17日 (视频) 3. 多普勒超声或超声造影能够帮助诊断乳腺病变吗? Clinics (Sao Paulo), 2014年2月 作者: Stanzani D; Chammas MC等. 文章与摘要 声波结合微泡治疗肿瘤 The Times 2019年11月13日 作者:Rhys Blakely, Science Correspondent 科学家们可利用声波追踪并控制包裹药物的微粒到达体内精确的位置。 研究人员表示，该技术可实现肿瘤强毒副作用治疗方法的原位治疗，避免对周围组织的损伤，并极大地减少患者的药量。 该技术还可用于基因治疗，即将遗传物质递送并渗透到小部分靶向细胞中。目前医生几乎不能控制已注射的药物。而我们可以通过提取患者的组织样本来判断药物递送的准确性。另外，可通过放射性材料记录体内药物的递送情况。 负责这项最新研究的南加州大学(University Of Southern California In Los Angeles)的Xuejun […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor — Mandarin Edition — 11-14-2019
每周新闻 全球CEUS最新趋势与动态！ 2019年11月14日 很高兴向您推送与超声造影相关的ICUS每周新闻（WNM）。 订阅ICUS每周新闻或加入ICUS会员无需任何费用，需要请访问：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/ 本周CEUS刊报 1. RSNA 2019之路：超声预览。 — AuntMinnie.com, 2019年11月11日 作者：Kate Madden Yee 2. 使用二代造影剂的超声造影能否取代CT血管造影鉴别颈内动脉真性闭塞和假性闭塞？ — Clinics (Sao Paulo), 2015年1月, 作者：Carlos Augusto Pinto Ventura, Maria Cristina Chammas等 文章与摘要 RSNA 2019之路：超声预览 AuntMinnie.com 2019年11月11日 作者：Kate Madden Yee 为什么不喜欢超声波？它具有性价比高、便携和无创的特点，并且是一种广泛应用的临床诊治方法，可应用于子宫肌瘤的治疗、儿童脑积水的鉴别以及肝硬化患者门脉高压的诊断。 今年RSNA会议上，多种科学演示、海报以及复习课程展示了超声的多功能性，这些课程将使超声医师在游戏中保持领先地位。 剪切波弹性成像(SWE) 是今年会议的热门话题之一，它是一种实时量化组织硬度的技术，可识别癌变的病灶，这些病灶往往比周围组织更硬。RSNA 2019年参会者对超声造影(CEUS)、超声分子成像的应用和优势进行激烈讨论，以及在肌骨方面应用的模态–跟腱、膝盖、肩部和肘部的成像。 在女性影像学方面，探讨超声如何监测乳腺癌的疗效，鉴别良恶性病变，减少早期乳腺癌患者前哨淋巴结的活检，讨论自动乳腺超声(ABUS)与手持设备相比的利弊，以及在乳腺组织较致密的女性中ABUS的补充应用。 教育专栏包括超声在预测乳腺癌的分子亚型以及诊断静脉内占位的应用，探索哪种方式最适合肝细胞癌的筛查和监测 (超声、CT或MR？)。 最后，RSNA 2019将提供多种超声进修课程，包括动态肌骨成像、甲状腺超声检查、超声引导下乳腺介入治疗、乳腺弹性成像、CEUS、肝脏弹性成像和腹部多普勒成像。 会议上的海报展示更多超声研究的重点和计划。可在RSNA网站上查看2019年科研和教育的完整项目计划。 __________________________________________________________________________________________ 使用二代造影剂的CEUS能否取代CT血管造影鉴别颈内动脉真性闭塞和假性闭塞？ Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2015年1月 […]
Can CEUS with second generation contrast agents replace CT angiography for distinguishing between occlusion and pseudo-occlusion of the internal carotid artery?
Clinics (Sao Paulo) January, 2015 Carlos Augusto Pinto Ventura,I Erasmo Simão da Silva,II Giovanni Guido Cerri,I Pedro Puech Leão,IV Adriano Tachibana,I Maria Cristina ChammasIII I Hospital das Clı´nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Radiology, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. II Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Surgery, […]
Sound waves and microbubbles to tackle tumours
The Times — November 13, 2019 By Rhys Blakely, Science Correspondent Scientists have developed a means of using sound waves to track and manoeuvre tiny parcels of drugs to precise locations inside the body. The technique could be used to ferry powerfully toxic cancer treatments to tumour sites, avoiding damage to surrounding tissues and dramatically […]
Road to RSNA 2019: Ultrasound Preview
November 11, 2019 — AuntMinnie.com By Kate Madden Yee What’s not to like about ultrasound? It’s cost-effective, portable, and noninvasive — and it’s proving to be an effective tool for a wide range of applications, from treating uterine fibroids and identifying hydrocephalus in children to diagnosing enlarged veins in patients with cirrhosis. At this year’s […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor – 10-25-2019 – Mandarin Edition
ICUS每周新闻 全球CEUS最新趋势与动态！ 2019年10月25日 很高兴向您推送与超声造影相关的ICUS每周新闻（WNM）。 订阅ICUS每周新闻或加入ICUS会员无需任何费用，需要请访问：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/ 本周CEUS刊报 1. 超声造影可对肝硬化结节进展为HCC进行预测; 2020年1月; American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) 作者: Manxia Lin等 2. 超声造影对门静脉血栓良恶性的诊断价值; 2019年1月; Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 作者; Maria C. Chammas等 文章与摘要 肝硬化结节进展为肝癌：超声造影的预测性生物标志物 2020年1月1日 American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) 作者: Manxia Lin1, David S. Lu2, Yu Duan1, Penan Liao3,4, James Sayre2, Xiaoyan Xie1 and Ming Kuang1,5 […]
CEUS predicts cirrhotic nodule transformation to HCC
Cirrhotic Nodule Transformation to Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Natural History and Predictive Biomarkers on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound January 1, 2020 — American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ABSTRACT : OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to identify sonographic biomarkers predicting or indicating eventual malignant transformation of pathologically confirmed cirrhotic nodules. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Thirty-nine consecutive patients with 44 […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor — 10-10-2019 — Mandarin Edition
ICUS Education and Training CEUS 培训, Los Angeles, CA 10月19/20日…..现在注册! 目前超声造影(“CEUS”)是成人和儿童的必备超声检查项目。向世界知名的CEUS专家学习CEUS的基本与高阶技能。临床医生、超声技师以及超声专业人员将获益于这些优质的教育经历。 腹部 CEUS要点: 基础与高阶 2019年10月19日，星期六 Keck Medical Center of USC * Keith Admin Building, 1975 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 委员: Edward Grant, MD (项目负责人); Brittany Kazmierski, MD; Kevin King, MD; Yuko Kono, MD; Sandy Lee, MD; Harshawn Malhi, MD; Hisham Tchelepi, MD; Stephanie Wilson, […]
Higher prostate cancer targeting ability with multiparametric ultrasound
Automated multiparametric localization of prostate cancer based on B-mode, shear-wave elastography, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound radiomics European Radiology — October 10, 2019 Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the potential of machine learning based on B-mode, shear-wave elastography (SWE), and dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (DCE-US) radiomics for the localization of prostate cancer (PCa) […]
Can radiologists confidently use contrast-enhanced ultrasound LI-RADS?
Health Imaging — October 8, 2019 By Matt O’Connor Radiologists can confidently use the contrast-enhanced ultrasound liver imaging reporting and data system (CEUS LI-RADS) to categorize patients at high-risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to an Oct. 8 study published in the European Journal of Radiology. Four ultrasound physicians used CEUS LI-RADS to rate the […]
Ultrasound Imaging Finally Gets an Upgrade As Scientists Improve the Quality by 10x
Oct 5, 2019 – Good News Network Scientists have unveiled a new technique using a super-resolution ultrasound method that improves resolution by 5 to 10 times compared to standard ultrasound images. The procedure, which allows whole organs to be scanned in super-resolution for the first time, is expected to lead to earlier cancer diagnoses and […]
