Medical Ultrasound Articles
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Clinical and operational benefits of EchoGo® Heart Failure for HFpEF detection
Preliminary results of a large-scale study demonstrating the clinical benefits of EchoGo® Heart Failure were shared at the American College of Cardiology (ACC 2023) conference last month. Using only an apical four-chamber ultrasound view, this new AI-enabled platform can identify heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and has been shown to minimize the indeterminate ...
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Decreasing Benign Breast Ultrasound Biopsies: Prospective Use of AI Decision Support
After implementation of AI decision support, the benign biopsy rate decreased from 71.79% to 59.2% while the overall biopsy rate stayed constant. PPV3 increased from 28.2% to 40.8%. Objective To examine the affect of prospective AI decision support (Koios DS Breast) use on breast ultrasound biopsy performance metrics. Materials and Methods Non-identifiable HIPAA compliant data collected ...
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Interventional Systems 2021 Wrap-Up And Look-Ahead
It’s the beginning of a new year, so it’s also time to wrap up 2021 and have a close look into what’s coming up for 2022! 2021 sure came with a mix between fear and expectation, but we’re happy to tell you there’s more more things to be happy than sad about on our end. This one is gonna take a little longer than usual but make sure to read through the whole ...
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PainShield by NanoVibronix is a type of ultrasound therapy for pain that delivers fast pain relief for nerve and soft tissue damage.
Medical research indicates that nearly 93% of children in America suffer at least one middle ear infection, which is severe enough to see a doctor. Most will suffer repeat occurrences, up to a dozen or more in childhood. These painful episodes are difficult for children, parents, and caregivers. Accurate diagnosis of middle ear infections (Otitis Media) in infants and young children may be ...
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Clinical Case Study: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Description: Description: 71-year old female presented for a routine screening mammogram Protocol: PROTOCOL: 1. August 2007 left breast mammogram showed large area of abnormality lateral aspect of breast. Mammogram RT Breast CC Mammo RT Breast MLO Mammo 2. August 2007 left breast ultrasound showed mass at 1:00-3:00 ...
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Clinical Case Study: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Description: Patient presented with a palpable left breast lump. PROTOCOL: 1. August 2007 left breast mammogram showed large area of abnormality lateral aspect of breast. Mammogram Left_CC_Mam Left MLO Mam 2. August 2007 left breast ultrasound showed mass at 1:00-3:00 position and prominent rounded nodes ...
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Design World: Designing a handheld ultrasound device
The design goal was to empower healthcare workers at all levels of expertise to make life-altering decisions at the point of care — while removing the technical barriers and capital outlays contributing to the high cost of healthcare. Thus, began the process of designing a handheld ultrasound device. The developers were Dr. Amin Nikoozadeh, of Stanford University and founder ...
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Disinfectant wipes continue to be in short supply
Disinfectant wipes are used to disinfect handheld non-critical patient care items including stethoscopes, ultrasound machines, and other medical equipment. The disinfection of these items is even more critical during a global pandemic. But throughout the past 9+ months, disinfectant wipes (among other items) have been in short supply and considerably more expensive. In August, the cost of ...
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Estimation of stones in gallbladder with FT-IR | JBES Journals
By: Ali Ibrahim Shar, Gul Afshan Soomro, Ghulam Abbas Shar, Muhammad Bachal Korai Abstract Forty (40) specimens of the gallstones were taken from the infected peoples who were admitted and cured in the Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women, Shaheed Benazirabad, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan. In our work gallstones (total 40) were found in the age ranges from 20-60 years for ...
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EDAP Announces Exclusive Worldwide Distribution Rights to Exact Imaging’s Micro-Ultrasound Technologies
Exact Imaging is a leading developer of ultra-high-resolution micro-ultrasound diagnostic technologies Micro-ultrasound ExactVu™ is the only ultrasound-based imaging tool with published data demonstrating prostate cancer diagnostic capabilities similar to MRI Combination of Exact Imaging’s micro-ultrasound and EDAP’s Focal One® represents the most complete offering for ...
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Thermoacoustic Imaging: A Novel Method for Quantifying Fat in NAFLD
Abdominal ultrasound imaging is a widely available, low cost, point of care procedure that is used in daily clinical practice as the first-line examination to identify liver steatosis in patients with increased liver blood exams or suspected NAFLD. Despite the broad use of abdominal ultrasound imaging, its sensitivity among morbidly obese patients is low, and it may miss the diagnosis when the ...
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