Ultrasound Imaging

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

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March 23, 2011 –The fifth in a series of in-depth market studies dedicated to the compact ultrasound market ...

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March 22, 2011 - Further enhancing its cardiovascular reporting capabilities, Fujifilm Medical Systems Inc. added ...

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February 18, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared an ultrasound software tool to measure the ...

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February 4, 2011 – More heart disease tests do not necessarily add up to a better diagnosis. According to a new ...

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February 3, 2011 – Widespread screening or routine ultrasound for blocked neck arteries to determine stroke risk ...

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January 24, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging has entered into a contract with Novation for Ablavar (gadofosveset ...

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The microbubbles that make up the ultrasound contrast agent Optison from GE Healthcare.
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can "dramatically improve" physicians' ability to detect heart disease and stratify ...

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January 4, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an update of what medical devices it ...

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December 17, 2010 – An ultrasound contrast agent is under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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Feature | Andrew Zawadowski, M.D., FRCPC, FACC, FESC, FAHA

In the same fashion that the echocardiogram helped transform the cardiac exam, recent developments in the field of ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

Over the past few years, there have been three key areas of advancement in cardiovascular ultrasound technology – ...

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December 6, 2010 – A new, alcohol free disinfectant wipe is safe for use on ultrasound transducers and probes ...

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November 16, 2010 – A new tool for personalized preventative medicine was introduced at the American Heart ...

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November 5, 2010 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance for the latest version of ...

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Several upgrades are now available on Toshiba’s Viamo ultrasound system, including ApliPure Plus, Tissue Pure Imaging, a ...

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