Category: CEUS News Monitor

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for renal masses

Dec 1, 2018 — Healthcare-in-Europe.com Report: Mark Nicholls Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has proved in trials to be more accurate than computed tomography and MRI and can help eliminate the need for unnecessary biopsies and surgery. Led by Dr Richard Barr, Professor of Radiology at Northeast Ohio Medical University, the team has been using CEUS […]

Favorable Reimbursement Policies for Contrast-Enhanced Procedures Drives the Microbubble/Ultrasound Contrast Agents Market: Meticulous Research®

CEUS News Updates Medgadget Nov 17, 2018 The field of ultrasound contrast imaging has been literally bursting since the last decade. The advancement in ultrasound technologies over the last decade have resulted in widespread usage of ultrasound contrast imaging for clinical applications. This technology is preferred by most researchers due to low-cost, convenience, and real-time […]

Contrast-enhanced and unenhanced diffusion-weighted imaging of the breast at 3 T

Nov 1, 2018 — Clinical Radiology Authors: M. Fanariotis, I. Tsougos, M. Vlychou, I. Fezoulidis, K. Vassiou Affiliations – Diagnostic Radiology Department, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41110, Larissa, Greece DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2018.06.019 Abstract Aim To evaluate the effect of intravenous gadolinium contrast agent on diffusion-weighted sequences and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements at 3 T. Materials […]

Evaluation of upper tract urothelial carcinomas by contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

UroToday October 31, 2018 Aim To describe the findings and behaviour of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the study of upper tract urothelial tumours and to assess its usefulness for diagnosis. Methods We reviewed our hospital’s database over a period of 45 months to identify patients diagnosed with upper tract urothelial carcinomas. We reviewed the findings on […]

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the differential diagnosis between benign and metastatic superficial lymph nodes: a meta-analysis

October 26, 2018 — Dove Press Cancer Management and Research Authors: Mei Mei,1 Ligang Ye,2 Juan Quan,1 Pintong Huang1 1Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China; 2Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China Volume 2018:10 Pages 4987—4997 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S174751 […]

CAIX aptamer-functionalized targeted nanobubbles for ultrasound molecular imaging of various tumors

October 16, 2018 — Dove Press International Journal of Nanomedicine Authors: Lianhua Zhu,1 Luofu Wang,2 Yu Liu,1 Dan Xu,1 Kejing Fang,1 Yanli Guo1 1Department of Ultrasound, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Shapingba District, Chongqing, China; 2Department of Urology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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 […]