Contrast ultrasound helps characterize breast lesions
AuntMinnie — Oct 15, 2018 By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com staff writer Adding contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to conventional ultrasound improves diagnostic performance when it comes to distinguishing benign breast lesions from malignant ones, according to a study published in the November issue of Clinical Radiology. Ultrasound is the primary supplemental method for characterizing breast lesions […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor Mandarin Edition October 2 2018
ICUS Weekly News Monitor 世界范围内CEUS的最新趋势与动态 Oct 2, 2018 我们非常高兴将ICUS的每周新闻监视（WNM）有关新闻媒体中出现的超声造影的文章发给您，。 WNM也有中文版，通过点击网址获取：https://icus-society.org/icus-weekly-news-monitor-mandarin-edition/ 翻译是由浙江大学医学院附属第二医院黄品同教授提供的。 接收ICUS Weekly News Monitor或成为ICUS会员无需任何费用。想要加入服务或ICUS，请访问：www.ICUS-Society.org _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1.HealthData Management, Sep 25, 2018, 为期三年的资金用于资助CHOP超声造影的研究。作者： Fred Bazzoli 2.Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia（CHOP）, Sep 24, 2018, CHOP放射科医师获得了30万美元经费的资助用于超声创新技术的研究 3.Uro Today, Sep 19, 2018, 超声造影与增强CT在肾癌诊断中的比较：一个荟萃分析。作者：Fan Zhang,等 __________________________________________ HealthData Management 为期三年的科研经费资助CHOP超声造影的研究，作者：Fred Bazzoli 利用费城儿童医院的科研经费，继续研究超声造影在儿科患者中的应用。 将影像技术用于多种用途，包括儿童的介入手术。相关的新技术2年前刚被通过在儿童上使用。 来自Bracco Diagnostics资助的30万美金将被用在医生与技术员的进一步研究以及教育上。 费城儿童医院（CHOP）表示，它是该国首批使用该技术的儿科医院之一，该医院的患者和家庭满意度的评分很高。 “CHOP儿科超声造影的先进性目前国际国内尚无可比拟”。费城儿童中心首席放射科医师Kassa Darge博士说。“超声造影使用于多种适应证。 它具有非侵入性或低侵入性（相比其他成像技术）快速且具有更好的诊断效果”。 这项技术使用小的充气微泡，以不同的途径被注入人体。 它可以使用超声探头来重复MRI结果。 患儿获益于无辐射和不需要镇静且拥有更好的诊断能力，并且其成本仅为MRI的一小部分。 […]
Three-year grant to fund CHOP study of contrast ultrasound
September 25, 2018 – By Fred Bazzoli – HealthData Management Research is continuing on the use of contrast ultrasound for pediatric patients, through a grant received by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The facility is using the imaging technology for various purposes, including interventional procedures for children. The relatively new technology was approved for use by children […]
CHOP Radiologists Receive $300,000 Grant for Innovative Ultrasound Technology
September 24, 2018 – PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — With a gift that advances pediatric care, Kassa Darge, MD, PhD, Radiologist-in-Chief, and Susan Back, MD, attending pediatric radiologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), received a $300,000 grant from Bracco Diagnostics Inc. USA. to fund research and educate physicians and technologists to use contrast […]
WCE 2018: Usefulness of Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography for Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy
UroToday.com — September 22, 2018 Presented by: Fumiya Hongo – Department of Urology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan Authors: Fumiya Hongo, Atsuko Fujihara, Yuta Inoue, Nomura Takeshi, Tsukasa Narukawa, Yasuyuki Naitoh, and Osamu Ukimura – Department of Urology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan Written by: Dr. Shlomi Tapiero, Department of Urology, University of […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor Mandarin Edition September 21 2018
ICUS Weekly News Monitor The latest CEUS trends and developments worldwide 世界范围内CEUS的最新趋势与动态 Sep 21, 2018 我们非常高兴将ICUS每周新闻监视（WNM）有关新闻媒体中出现的超声造影的文章发给您，。 WNM也有中文版，通过点击网址获取：https://icus-society.org/icus-weekly-news-monitor-mandarin-edition/ 翻译是由浙江大学医学院附属第二医院黄品同教授提供的。 There is no cost to receive the ICUS Weekly News Monitor or to become an ICUS member. To join the list serve or ICUS, please visit: www.ICUS-Society.org 接收ICUS Weekly News Monitor或成为ICUS会员无需任何费用。想要加入该项服务或ICUS，请访问：www.ICUS-Society.org _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Aunt Minnie, Sep 18, […]
Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Renal Cancer and in Comparison With Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography: A Meta-analysis.
September 19, 2018 – The purpose of this meta-analysis was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in renal cancer and to compare it with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT). A systematic search was performed to recruit eligible original studies published until December 2017. Two reviewers independently extracted data. A meta-analysis was performed, and […]
High Frame-Rate Contrast Echocardiography: In-Human Demonstration
June 1, 2018 – Authors: Matthieu E.G.; Toulemonde, PhD; Richard Corbett, BM BCh; Virginie Papadopoulou, PhD; Navtej Chahal, MBBS; Yuanwei Li, PhD; Chee Hau Leow, PhD; David O. Cosgrove, MD; Robert J. Eckersley, PhD; Neill Duncan, MBBS; Roxy Senior, MD, DM; Meng-Xing Tang, PhD* *Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK E-mail: mengxing.tang@ic.ac.uk https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.09.011 JACC […]
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ICUS Weekly News Monitor Mandarin Edition September 12 2018
ICUS Weekly News Monitor 2018年9月12日 很高兴向您推送与超声造影相关的ICUS每周新闻（WNM）。 目前WNM有中文版本，可以在ICUS网站上查看：https://www.icus-society.org/icus-weekly-news/icus-weekly-news-mandarin-edition。 中文版由浙江大学医学院附属第二医院黄品同教授提供。 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。 _____________________________________________________________________ 1. Ultrasound Quarterly，2018年8月31日，回顾性分析美国单一市级大医院中超声造影在缩短诊断时间以及影像检查支出中的影响 作者：Grant, Edward G.，MD 等 2. International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS)，2018年9月5日，美国医学协会强调超声技师的重要作用 媒体新闻 3. International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS)，2018年9月5日，ICUS公布新网站！ 访问网址：icus-society.org _____________________________________________________________________ Ultrasound Quarterly 回顾性分析美国大型县级医院超声造影在缩短诊断时间以及影像检查支出中的作用 2018年8月31日 作者：Streb, Jeffrey W., MD, PhD*; Tchelepi, Hisham, MD†; Malhi, Harshawn, MD†; Deurdulian, Corinne, MD†; Grant, Edward […]
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound bests CT, MRI for imaging suspicious kidney tumors
September 10, 2018 – By: Michael Walter Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a more accurate imaging modality for predicting malignancy in suspicious kidney tumors than CT or MRI, according to new research presented at the Advances in Contrast Ultrasound International Bubble Conference in Chicago. Richard Barr, MD, PhD, a professor of radiology at Northeast Ohio Medical […]
Nasal spray and ultrasound team up for direct-to-brain drug delivery
September 10, 2018 – By Michael Irving (Source: Washington University, St Louis) The blood-brain barrier is an effective shield for our most vital of organs, and while that’s great when it comes to infection, it’s not so helpful when you’re trying to get drugs in there. Recent research has found that nasal sprays could bypass […]
Medical Society Urges Broader Role for Sonographers
September 5, 2018 – CHICAGO — (Business Wire) – An international physicians group on Wednesday urged medical centers to discontinue restrictive scope of practice policies that prevent qualified sonographers from assisting in administration of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) when medically indicated. “Sonographers play an extremely important role in delivering effective and cost-efficient patient care, and […]
Retrospective Analysis of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasonography Effectiveness in Reducing Time to Diagnosis and Imaging-related Expenditures at a Single Large United States County Hospital
August 31, 2018 – Abstract Hepatic and renal lesions detected during ultrasound examinations frequently require subsequent contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for characterization, delaying time to imaging diagnosis and increasing overall health care expenditures. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is a comparatively low-cost diagnostic tool that is underutilized in the evaluation of such […]
ICUS Weekly News Monitor Mandarin Edition August 30 2018
ICUS Weekly News Monitor 2018年8月30日 很高兴向您推送与超声造影相关的ICUS每周新闻（WNM）。 目前WNM有中文版本，可以在ICUS网站上查看：https://www.icus-society.org/icus-weekly-news/icus-weekly-news-mandarin-edition。 中文版由浙江大学医学院附属第二医院黄品同教授提供。 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。 _____________________________________________________________________ 1.Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2018年8月16日，经直肠超声造影在前列腺癌局灶性HIFU消融术后随访中的应用 作者:de Castro Abreu A.L., et al 2.Nature Communications，2018年7月25日，磁共振引导的聚焦超声可开放阿尔茨海默疾病患者的血脑屏障 作者：Nir Lipsman，et al 3.Echo Research and Practice, 2018年8月，先天性心脏病系列教材 _____________________________________________________________________ Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 经直肠超声造影在前列腺癌局灶性HIFU消融术后随访中的应用 2018年8月16日 作者：de Castro Abreu AL1，Ashrafi AN1，Gill IS1，Oishi M1，Winter MW1，Park D1，Duddalwar V2，Stern MC1,3，Palmer SL2，Aron M4，Gulati […]
Contrast-Enhanced Transrectal Ultrasound for Follow-up After Focal HIFU Ablation for Prostate Cancer
Aug 16, 2018 – Abstract The optimal strategy for imaging after focal therapy for prostate cancer is evolving. This series is an initial report on the use of contrast-enhanced transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) in follow-up of patients after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) hemiablation for prostate cancer. In 7 patients who underwent HIFU hemiablation, contrast-enhanced TRUS findings […]
Echo Research and Practice – Educational series on congenital heart disease
August, 2018 – The journal, Echo Research and Practice has published the first three review articles in a 10-part educational series on congenital heart disease: • Congenital left-sided heart obstruction by Michelle Carr, Stephanie Curtis and Jan Marek. • Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts by Antigoni Deri and Kate English. • Prenatal diagnosis […]
Blood–brain barrier opening in Alzheimer’s disease using MR-guided focused ultrasound
July 25, 2018 – Abstract Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound in combination with intravenously injected microbubbles has been shown to transiently open the blood–brain barrier, and reduce beta-amyloid and tau pathology in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. Here, we used focused ultrasound to open the blood–brain barrier in five patients with early to moderate Alzheimer’s disease […]
Diagnostic Imaging Interest in Pediatric Contrast Ultrasound Is High Among Radiologists
Jul 2, 2018 – Education and training are needed to support radiologists who plan to adopt contrast ultrasound for children into practice, according to the results of a survey published in the journal Pediatric Radiology. In response to the recent approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration for an oral ultrasound contrast agent […]
Clinical Radiology
July 2018 – The added value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound to conventional ultrasound in differentiating benign and malignant solid breast lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis Abstract Highlights Adding CEUS to conventional US could improve the diagnostic specificity and accuracy for breast cancers, with little reduction of the sensitivity. The methods of adding CEUS to the […]
