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 […]
Siemens Healthineers Launches Acuson Sequoia to Address Industry Challenges in Ultrasound Imaging
June 22, 2018 – MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 22, 2018–Siemens Healthineers has announced the launch of its new ultrasound system, the Acuson Sequoia. The new Acuson Sequoia, a general imaging ultrasound system, was developed in response to one of the most prevalent challenges in ultrasound imaging today: the imaging of different sized patients with consistency […]
SonoVue approved in China for intravesical use in ultrasonography of the excretory tract to detect vesicoureteral reflux
June 21, 2018 – Milan (Italy), June 20, 2018 – Bracco Imaging S.p.A., a global leader in diagnostic imaging, recently announced that its ultrasound contrast agent SonoVue® (sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles) has been the first approved in China for use in ultrasonography of the urinary tract (voiding ultrasonography) for the evaluation of suspected or known vesicoureteral […]
Bracco's SonoVue ultrasound contrast cleared in China
Jun 20, 2018 – By staff writers @ Aunt Minnie Contrast developer Bracco Imaging has received clearance from Chinese regulators for the use of its SonoVue (sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles) ultrasound contrast agent in ultrasonography of the urinary tract. This clinical application of SonoVue is for evaluating suspected or known vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in neonates, infants, […]
The Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Combined with Real-Time Strain Elastography in the Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer.
June 18, 2018 – Abstract To evaluate the performance of a combination of real-time strain elastography (RTSE) and contrast-enhanced transrectal ultrasound (CETRUS) for prostate cancer detection. Patients with serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of ≥4. 0 ng/ml were prospectively enrolled between June 2014 and December 2016. 153 prostate nodules diagnosed by conventional ultrasound were prospectively […]
The Therapeutic Ultrasound Network for Drug Delivery and Ablation Research
13th June 2018 – Professor Gail ter Haar, leader of the Therapeutic Ultrasound Team at The Institute of Cancer Research, UK reflects on the impressive potential of therapeutic ultrasound and the barriers to its widespread clinical adoption. Most people will be familiar with the ultrasound scans that often accompany the first announcement of a pregnancy […]
AIUM Names Richard G. Barr, MD, Next Journal Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2018 – NEWS PROVIDED BY AIUM LAUREL, M.D., June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is proud to announce that Richard G. Barr, MD, PhD, FAIUM, FSRU, FACR, will be the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (JUM). “We are excited to have someone […]
Emerging Strategies and Future Perspectives in Neuro-Oncology Using Transcranial Focused Ultrasonography Technology
June 8, 2018 – Abstract Highlights FUS conveys an ultrasound beam at target points at certain frequencies. The objective of the research was to apply FUS to the treatment of intracranial neoplastic diseases. We review the latest studies to take stock of the potential of FUS. New mini invasive therapies may become main players in […]
Perfluorooctylbromide nanoparticles for ultrasound imaging and drug delivery
May 25, 2018 – Abstract: Perfluorooctylbromide nanoparticles (PFOB NPs) are a type of multifunctional nanotechnology that has been studied for various medical applications. Commercial ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) suffer from the following limitations: short half-lives in vivo, high background signal and restricted distribution in the vascular circulation due to their micrometer dimensions. PFOB NPs are […]
New ultrasound imaging technique better detects prostate cancer
April 23, 2018 By Lauren Dubinsky , Senior Reporter A team of researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia has discovered a way to better diagnose prostate cancer with ultrasound imaging. “Unfortunately, conventional ultrasound does not do a very good job at finding prostate cancer,” Venkata Masarapu of Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, […]
Association between fractional flow reserve, instantaneous wave-free ratio and dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with stable coronary artery disease.
March 20, 2018 – Abstract Aims The association between fractional flow reserve (FFR) and dobutamine stress echocardiography(DSE) in real-world stable angina patients is scant and controversial whereas no such comparison exists with instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR). The current retrospective study aimed to investigate the associations among these modalities in patients with stable coronary artery disease […]
International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) Message from the ILCA President
Mar 20, 2018 Dear colleagues, Worldwide interest in HCC continues to grow. In 2017 Pubmed recorded over 7000 articles in which HCC was a keyword. Of these about 10% were reviews. Of course, some of these publications were in low impact journals and would not be expected to change practice in any meaningful way. However, […]
Can Doppler or contrast-enhanced ultrasound analysis add diagnostically important information about the nature of breast lesions?
Clinics (Sao Paulo) — February, 2014 Authors: Stanzani D1, Chala LF1, Barros Nd1, Cerri GG1, Chammas MC1. 1 Instituto de Radiologia do Hospital das Clínicas da, Faculdade de Medicina da, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brazil doi: 10.6061/clinics/2014(02)03 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Despite evidence suggesting that Doppler ultrasonography can help to differentiate between benign and malignant […]
