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Almost simultaneously with the start of the new decade our membership passed an important milestone -- 40,000 registered members.  Thank you and best wishes to all our members around the world.  We hope 2010 will be a year of accomplishments and success for each of you and we are committed to supporting your professional development through great educational materials.  We also want to say thank you to all the outstanding teachers who have contributed materials to SonoWorld over the past year.  We look forward to continuing to bring the world's best speakers to the world's largest ultrasound community throughout 2010.

The first of the SonoWorld Minisites ("Elastography") is up in a beta version -- you will find it at left below.  A Minisite is a way of pulling together all the content from SonoWorld that matches a group of keywords (in this case, elastography, strain imaging, stiffness imaging and related terms). Thanks to Siemens Healthcare for their participation in initial development of this new Minisite.
 
 
 
 
 
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    Lectures : Most Recent Releases
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    Malkhaz Mizandari, MD, PhD
    Malkhaz Mizandari, MD, PhD
    Ultrasound in Low-Invasive Imaging Guided Management of Small Pelvic Cystic Masses
    Released: Feb 08, 2010 | Time: 12 min
    Part 1 Part 2
    Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, MD
    Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, MD
    Practical Approaches to Fetal CNS Evaluation
    Released: Feb 01, 2010 | Time: 43 min
    Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
     
     
     
     
    News Stories
    Special Forces Medics and Portable Ultrasound
    Special Forces Group (Airborne) medics benefit from deployment of portable ultrasound to the combat zone.
    Scientifically Confirmed: Obesity Hinders Obstetrical Sonography
    Experienced sonography professionals are well aware of the impact of patient obesity on their ability to obtain diagnostically adequate data. A recent report provides objective evidence concerning the limitations of obstetrical sonography and the implications it has on patient counseling.
    Doppler Ultrasound Improves Outcomes in High-Risk Pregnancies
    Use of Doppler ultrasound to examine fetal circulation in high risk pregnancies reduced perinatal death as well as incidence of cesarean section deliveries.
    Doppler Ultrasound alone is effective for surveillance of endovascular aneurysm repair.
    Doppler Ultrasound surveillance shows substantial cost savings and equivalent efficacy compared with combined computed tomography (CT) and DU surveillance.
    HistoSonics receives $11 million to develop tissue ablation system
    Company will develop "Histotripsy", ultrasound-induced cavitation to noninvasively ablate tissue. First clinical application will be for BPH.
    Canadian Study Finds Pregnant Women Having More Ultrasound Studies Than Recommended
    A study published January 4 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that nearly one in five women have four or more ultrasound exams in the second and third trimester.
    A Need for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonographers
    “…there is a role for a sonographer who can practice at an advanced level in a cardiovascular ultrasound laboratory …”
    Short-Term Sonographic Follow-Up of Palpable Breast Lesions
    A report in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology suggests that watchful waiting is an appropriate alternative to biopsy of palpable breast lesions that have benign imaging characteristics.
    Evaluation of Finger Joint Synovitis Using Power Doppler Ultrasonography
    According to a recent report, the serial use of power Doppler ultrasonography can help assess the response to therapy in patients with rheumatoid finger joint synovitis.
    Ultrasound Imaging Combined with Elastography for Skin Cancer Detection
    High-frequency ultrasound with elastography can help differentiate between cancerous and benign skin conditions, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
    Low Frequency Ultrasound Used for Brain Stimulation.
    SynSonix is developing a system that uses low-frequency ultrasound to block pain response directly in the brain. The system is being explored for many other applications.
    Sonographic Detection of Pneumothorax
    A study conducted to assess the accuracy of eFAST exam for detection of pneumothoraces found that ultrasound is an accurate and efficient tool for detection of clinically significant pneumothoraces only.
    Elastography Reduces Unnecessary Breast Biopsies
    Two presentations at the RSNA suggest that elastography (sonoelastography) should be utilized for routine clinical applications.
    Targeted Breast Ultrasound Can Reduce Biopsies for Women under Forty
    Targeted breast ultrasound of suspicious areas of the breast, including lumps, is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive biopsies for women under age 40, according to the findings of two studies presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
    Annual Screening with Breast Ultrasound or MRI Could Benefit Some Women
    Research study indicates that annual screening with ultrasound in addition to mammography significantly improves the detection of early breast cancer
    Simulated Training for Ultrasound Procedures
    Research study finds that simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients
    Pre-operative Sonography for Thyroid Patients
    New research suggests that all patients who have suspicious or indeterminate results on thyroid nodule biopsies receive preoperative ultrasound exams of their cervical lymph nodes.
    Colour Doppler Ultrasound Better Than CT for Endoleaks
    A recently published study used interventional observations to demonstrate the superior sensitivity and comparable specificity of ultrasound over CT in the identification of endoleaks following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) repair.
    Study suggests that SGA babies may be at risk for neurological problems
    Research study published in Pediatrics journal found that SGA babies had lower scores on neurological development testing.
    “Plaque Sealing” Stents Perform Well in Pilot Clinical Trial
    Paclitaxel eluting stents reversed stenosis and reduced major cardiac events in post CABG patients with saphenous vein grafts.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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