Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound uses sound waves to create images. This section includes breast ultrasound, echocardiography (echo), transthoracic echo (TTE), transesophageal echo (TEE), echo contrast, transducers, ultrasound software and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).

Figure 1. MRI of fetal brain development.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 During Pregnancy Doesn’t Harm Baby’s Brain

November 30, 2021 — COVID-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of ...

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Advanced diagnostics for the early detection of liver disease on the company’s ultrasound systems EPIQ Elite and Affiniti receive FDA 510(k) clearance
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Philips Advances Ultrasound Portfolio With New Imaging Tools and Features for Radiology To Increase Diagnostic Confidence and Workflow Efficiency

November 18, 2021 — Royal Philips, a leader in health technology, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U ...

Time November 18, 2021
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Saltus Biotech, a leader in 8k image technology, introduces a new high-end computer workstation and 8k monitor system for digital pathology for live tissue biopsy movies in real time. Saltus 8k imaging system monitors microscopic movies of live biological tissue specimens in real time.
News | Digital Pathology
Real-time Monitoring for Digital Pathology of Live Biological Tissue Specimens

November 15, 2021 — Saltus Biotech, a leader in 8k image technology, introduces a new high-end computer workstation and ...

Time November 15, 2021
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Transcranial focused ultrasound can be used to treat degenerative movement disorders, intractable pain, and mental disorders by delivering ultrasound energy to a specific area of the brain without opening the skull
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Development of Artificial Intelligence Technology for Producing CT Images Based on MRI

November 11, 2021 — Transcranial focused ultrasound can be used to treat degenerative movement disorders, intractable ...

Time November 11, 2021
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Caption Health's AI automated ejection fraction software.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Caption Health and Ultromics Partner to Wide Availability of AI-enabled Cardiac Ultrasound Tools

November 11, 2021 — Caption Health and Ultromics, developers of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve cardiac ...

Time November 11, 2021
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Alpha Source Group (ASG), a comprehensive next-generation healthcare services partner that delivers service and solutions for biomedical, surgical and diagnostic imaging (DI) under three brands — Alpha Source, Medical Optics and BC Technical — will showcase its comprehensive set of capabilities during the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) technical exhibit in Chicago, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, 2021
News | Radiology Imaging
RSNA 2021: Expansion Year, New Strategic Partnerships Elevate Alpha Source Group

November 10, 2021 — Alpha Source Group (ASG), a comprehensive next-generation healthcare services partner that delivers ...

Time November 10, 2021
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: Example of COVID Thrombosis on Ultrasound Imaging

An example of popliteal artery thrombosis formation caused by COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). Coronavirus often caused thrombus ...

Time October 19, 2021
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NeuroLogica Corp., the U.S. healthcare subsidiary of Samsung, introduces the V8; a high-end ultrasound system that provides enhanced image quality, usability and convenience for ultrasound professionals.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Samsung Introduces New High-End Ultrasound System 'V8'

October 15, 2021 — NeuroLogica Corp., the U.S. healthcare subsidiary of Samsung, introduces the V8; a high-end ...

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12-Year-Old Boy With Chronic Budd-Chiari Syndrome, Presenting With Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Distention, After Undergoing Left Hepatic Vein Angioplasty.
News | Radiology Imaging
Shear-Wave Elastography for Interventional Monitoring of Pediatric Budd-Chiari Syndrome

October 6, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), liver stiffness measurements (LSM) ...

Time October 06, 2021
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Cardiac coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exam showing different views of the myocardium and the coronary arteries. This was scanned on a Canon Aquilion Prime CT scanner.
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Trends in Cardiac Imaging Over Past Decade Show Rapid Rise in CT

October 6, 2021 – A new study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging on cardiac imaging trends over a decade ...

Time October 06, 2021
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The GE Healthcare Vsan Air wireless transducer point-of-care-ultrasound system will be used in combination with UltraSight artificial intelligence technology to monitor an astronaut's heart during Rakia space mission. The research will be used to determine the possible side effects of long-duration manned flights to Mars.
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound
AI Enabled Wireless Cardiac Point-of-Care-Ultrasound Will be Used by Astronauts in Space

October 5, 2021 – UltraSight, a digital health company developing artificial intelligence (AI) enabled cardiac imaging ...

Time October 05, 2021
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Ultrasound experts urged the health care community to work to expand utilization of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) in order to offer patients broader access to low-cost, safe and reliable diagnostic imaging.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Doctors Urge Expanded Use of Ultrasound Contrast Agents

October 5, 2021 — Ultrasound experts urged the health care community to work to expand utilization of ultrasound ...

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Esaote, an Italian company leader in the biomedical equipment sector – ultrasound, MRI and software for the medical sector – launched E-shop: the new online store to reach medical professionals more quickly and effectively.
News | Radiology Business
Esaote Launches eShop: The e-Commerce Portal Dedicated to Medical Professionals

September 27, 2021 — Esaote, an Italian company leader in the biomedical equipment sector – ultrasound, MRI and software ...

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 According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), recent European multisociety guidelines proposing routine surveillance of essentially all gallbladder polyps, especially a 2 mm size change as the basis for cholecystectomy, are likely too conservative for clinical application
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasound Assessment of Size, Number Changes for Incidental Gallbladder Polyps

September 24, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), recent European multisociety guidelines ...

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GE has entered into an agreement to acquire BK Medical, a leader in advanced surgical visualization, from Altaris Capital Partners for a cash purchase price of $1.45 billion.
News | Radiology Business
GE Healthcare to Acquire BK Medical and Expand Ultrasound Portfolio

September 23, 2021 — GE has entered into an agreement to acquire BK Medical, a leader in advanced surgical visualization ...

Time September 23, 2021
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This is an example of 3-D ultrasound imaging on a breast, designed to help increase efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in any practice. Image courtesy of Hologic.
Feature | Breast Imaging | By Jennifer Meade
Trends in Breast Ultrasound

The breast ultrasound market is seeing growth, driven largely by the proliferation of recent legislation aimed at ...

Time September 15, 2021
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Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech firm backed by Sequoia India and EDBI, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Us2.v1, a completely automated AI decision support tool for cardiac ultrasound.
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound
FDA Clears Fully Automated Cardiac Ultrasound Solution to Measure 2D and Doppler

September 14, 2021 – Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech firm backed by Sequoia India and EDBI, has received U.S. Food and ...

Time September 14, 2021
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While doctors have used low-intensity ultrasound as a medical imaging tool since the 1950s, experts at the University of Waterloo are using and extending models that help capture how high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) can work on a cellular level.
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Researchers Developing New Cancer Treatments with High-intensity Focused Ultrasound

August 24, 2021 — Researchers are bringing the use of acoustic waves to target and destroy cancerous tumors closer to ...

Time August 24, 2021
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Exo will commercialize an affordable handheld ultrasound device and workflow platform for a new era of medical care
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasound Disruptor Exo Secures $220M in Series C Funding Round

July 29, 2021 — Exo (pronounced “echo”), a pioneering health information and devices company, closed a $220 million ...

Time July 29, 2021
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Images, or a digital twin mitral valve of a patient, created from cardiac ultrasound that were used to perform a virtual surgical procedure to test how the intervention would impact the patient prior to actually performing the procedure. The right image shows color coding for sheer stresses on the valve leaflets before and after the virtual surgery. The left image shows the model quantitation of leaflet coaptation at peak systole prior to the the virtual surgery.
Feature | Ultrasound Imaging
Development of Computer Generated Virtual Hearts Using Echocardiography

Outside of medicine, computer-generated virtual twins of real machines like cars or airplanes have been used in ...

Time July 28, 2021
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