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12/17/2011	Lay Article: Medical Radiation: Too Much of a Good Thing?
12/17/2011	Study Confirms Value of Progesterone in the Prevention of Preterm Birth
12/17/2011	Performance-enhancing drug hurts brain
12/17/2011	Fujifilm to Purchase SonoSite for $995 Million
12/17/2011	Breast Implant Displaces into Thorax During Pilates Session
12/11/2011	Dr Topol: Haven’t used a stethoscope in 2 years
12/11/2011	New ultrasound technique diagnoses non-periodic arrhythmias in a single heartbeat
12/11/2011	mHealth Summit: Closing the Gap Between Promise and Adoption
12/11/2011	Endurance exercise 'may damage the heart'
12/04/2011	FutureGlimpse: Siemens Kinect Based Hands-Free Radiological Image Browser
12/04/2011	FutureGlimpse: Candelis and Microsoft team up.
12/04/2011	Research study shows high rate of DVT in critically ill trauma cases
12/04/2011	FutureGlimpse: Vizua looks to bring medical image viewing into the future
12/04/2011	Ultrasound shows unborn baby 'Tebowing'
12/04/2011	Novel breast screening system is based on radar system developed from land mine detection technology
12/04/2011	Clinical trial recruiting bone cancer patients for study of potential pain treatment
12/04/2011	Nuclear medicine modalities show promise for breast cancer screening and diagnosis in women with dense breast tissue, although the various forms are still evolving, RSNA 2011 attendees learned
11/26/2011	Healthy foetus aborted in mix-up
11/26/2011	Fatty Liver found to pose no excess risk of death
11/26/2011	Tiny wireless pacemaker powered by ultrasound
11/20/2011	Value of MRI for breast cancer screening questioned
11/19/2011	Vascular risk linked to long-term antiepileptic drug therapy
11/19/2011	Atherosclerotic plaques' downstream spread linked to low shear stress
11/19/2011	Ultrasound Triggered Gelatin-Based Nanoparticle Treatment May be a More Effective Clot Buster
11/13/2011	Cervical Length Predicts Preterm Delivery in IVF Pregnancies
11/13/2011	Study finds physicians who bill for imaging tests are more likely to order such tests
11/13/2011	US guidance may suffice for renal RFA guidance
11/13/2011	Ultrasound guidance improves outcomes of SVC catheter placement
11/06/2011	Korean imaging service posted ultrasound images of fetuses on the Internet without parents’ permission
11/06/2011	SonoSite is said to seek buyers, hold talks with Samsung
11/06/2011	The Face of Testicular Pain (Humor)
11/06/2011	Terason Introduces t3200 Vascular Ultrasound System
10/30/2011	Choosing Ultrasound Over CT for Children with Pneumonia Improves Outcomes
10/30/2011	ICUS Applauds FDA Modification of Boxed Warnings
10/30/2011	Ultrasound Bests 2-view Radiography for Diagnosing Intussusception
10/23/2011	ASE and EAE to issue guidelines for use of echo in cancer patients
10/23/2011	Scary stuff! Do-it-yourself ultrasound cavitation device available for home use.
10/23/2011	GE Q3 Revenue - Ultrasound leads in healthcare sector
10/23/2011	Blood test for Down's syndrome "ready for clinical use" according to FIGO
10/23/2011	BlackToe Medical and fingertip ultrasound probe
10/16/2011	Link shown between environmental toxicants and atherosclerosis
10/16/2011	Heart attacks can occur in women whose angiograms show open arteries
10/16/2011	Smartphone Ultrasound Hits Market After Regulatory Delays
10/16/2011	Ultrasound may help select best treatment for Crohn's disease.
10/16/2011	UK NHS says Scare over miscarriage scans unjustified
10/09/2011	New twist on entertainment ultrasound -- house calls!
10/09/2011	USPTF Recommends Against PSA-Based Screening for Prostate Cancer
10/09/2011	New study updates long term effects of DES exposure during gestation
10/09/2011	Petition Seeks Removal of Boxed Warnings on Ultrasound Contrast Agents
10/09/2011	Bombay High Court bans use of portable sonography machines
10/09/2011	Doppler Ultrasound as a Diagnostic Tool in Rhinosinusitis
10/02/2011	Effectiveness of an Ultrasound Training Module for Internal Medicine Residents
10/02/2011	Plaque disruption linked to MI in women with no CAD on angiogram
10/02/2011	PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome boosts risk of thyroid cancer, even in childhood
10/02/2011	AAOS guideline recommends against use of ultrasound for DVT screening post sx
10/02/2011	CEUS Detects Abdominal Cancers without Radiation
10/02/2011	Baltimore Obstetrician Accused of Removing Wrong Ovary During Surgery
10/02/2011	Mobile Health Apps Arrive
10/02/2011	ASE: Are cardiovascular sonographers at high-risk of radiation exposure?
09/25/2011	Automated speech recognition (ASR) software associated with high error rate in breast imaging reports
09/25/2011	Woman with uterus didelphys has twins
09/25/2011	Engineers use short ultrasound pulses to reach neurons through blood-brain barrier
09/18/2011	General Electric to Expand in Russia with Two New Joint Ventures
09/18/2011	Study Concludes Ultrasound Doesn't Increase Pain Relief in Nerve Block Procedures
09/18/2011	Raman spectroscopy tests for osteoporosis using a toenail clipping?
09/18/2011	Research study suggests babies develop laugh and cry facial gestalts in utero.
09/18/2011	California passes dense breast notification bill
09/18/2011	Color Doppler as Effective as EDT in Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
09/11/2011	Job market for imaging professionals continues to tighten
09/11/2011	Ultrasonic neuromodulation may be able to interrupt status epilepticus
09/11/2011	Jury awards $4.5 million to parents of child born with no arms, one leg
09/04/2011	Fujifilm launches ultrasound product line in U.S.A.
09/04/2011	Tiny oxygen generators activated by ultrasound for anticancer treatment
08/28/2011	Ultrasonic plaque echolucency and emboli signals predict stroke in asymptomatic carotid stenosis
08/28/2011	Study finds no link between ovarian "inclusion" cysts and ovarian, breast or endometrial cancer
08/22/2011	Preop Echo Does Not Improve Survival or Shorten Hospital Stay
08/14/2011	Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Macrosomia Found Inaccurate
08/14/2011	Simple blood test Can Tell Fetal Sex at 7 Weeks
08/07/2011	Incoming UCI med students get iPads loaded with first-year curriculum
08/07/2011	ASE releases mobile device application with the society’s most popular guidelines
08/07/2011	Heart Testing Overused, Report Finds
07/31/2011	Researchers discover a plant that works with sonar to attract bats
07/31/2011	Proposed FDA Regulations for EMR and Mobile App Companies "Appear Reasonable"
07/31/2011	GE Healthcare to move the headquarters of its global X-ray business to China
07/31/2011	Samsung wants to dominate medical imaging market
07/17/2011	Transcranial sonography of the midbrain may predict Parkinson disease
07/17/2011	Abnormal brain ultrasound in premature infant linked to future risk of psychiatric disorders
07/10/2011	GE Ultrasound Device Rides Last Space Shuttle
07/10/2011	Wide regional variation in imaging exam prices in USA
07/10/2011	Pocket-sized echo scanner promising for rapid initial assessments
07/10/2011	Ketamine abuse associated with urologic abnormalities
07/10/2011	"Vanishing Twin" linked to increased risk of malformation in remaining twin
07/10/2011	ACR responds to proposed 50% cut in professional component payment of multiple procedures
07/03/2011	GE Extends Olympic Sponsorship Through 2020
07/03/2011	Fetal ultrasound: How to put safety first
07/03/2011	Two-minute ultrasound 'cure' for glaucoma
06/26/2011	Toshiba Completes Acquisition of Vital Images
06/26/2011	India Census 2011 and Sex selective Abortion Trends
06/26/2011	Canadian obstetricians develop new guideline for ultrasound in twin pregnancies
06/26/2011	Texas Dense Breast Law Passes
06/26/2011	Fact Sheet on Proper Handling of Contaminated Sharps available from OSHA
06/26/2011	Freestanding Emergency Hospitals
06/19/2011	Five UN Agencies Want ‘Son Preferencing’ to Stop
06/19/2011	lifeIMAGE to Provide Free Image Sharing Service to ASE Members
06/19/2011	New Ultrasound Market Report
06/19/2011	Blood Pressure Measured With Ultrasound Scanner
06/19/2011	Ultrasound System + Transducer Tracking + Telediagnosis = Remote Ultrasound
06/19/2011	FDA adds another catheter to Boston Scientific's recall
06/19/2011	In Asia, The Perils Of Aborting Girls And Keeping Boys
06/13/2011	GE Healthcare study supports safety profile of diagnostic heart ultrasound contrast agent Optison
06/13/2011	Docs add apps to their medical bag
06/13/2011	Acusphere & FDA agree on CAD drug trial
06/13/2011	Ultrasound in the hands of Hospitalists - The Future of Better Patient Care?
06/13/2011	New imaging technology makes novel use of ultrasound
06/13/2011	Pregnant women and families are sharing photos and more on Facebook, Web sites
06/12/2011	American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting this week in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
06/05/2011	FDA: Breast thermography not a substitute for mammography
06/05/2011	Silverback gorilla at Cincinatti zoo gets echocardiogram
06/05/2011	NJ becomes first state to require testing of all newborns for congenital heart disease
06/05/2011	New technology beams power over sound waves
06/05/2011	Wearable Therapeutic Ultrasound Device Now Available - for Horses
06/05/2011	Sensing Brain Pressure without Surgery
06/05/2011	Some ob-gyns in South Florida turn away overweight women
05/29/2011	Boston Scientific Announces Recall of iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters for Intravascular Ultrasound
05/29/2011	Future Trend? Get your CIMT screening at your dentist's office? You can in Philadelphia!
05/29/2011	Philippines Recruitment consultant calls for nursing students to shift to radiology tech training
05/29/2011	'Keepsake' Sonograms May Be Skewing Birth Sex Ratios
05/24/2011	Can Humans "Hear" Ultrasound? Navy research says yes -- underwater.
05/22/2011	Ovarian cancer screening--may cause more harm than good
05/22/2011	Gene delivery and transfection enhanced by microbubbles plus insonation
05/15/2011	Microbubble-delivered combination therapy eradicates prostate cancer in vivo
05/15/2011	GE Healthcare Names Two New Executives
05/15/2011	Ultrasound Helps in Assessing Urinary Tract Infections in Children
05/15/2011	Medtronic picks GE's Omar Ishrak as next CEO
05/15/2011	U-Systems gets $6.5 million from investors
05/15/2011	Arthritic Bone Erosions Can Be Detected by Ultrasound
05/08/2011	FDA committees evaluate recent safety data on contrast agents
05/08/2011	Ultrasound combined with pre-operative MRI is cost effective in evaluating rotator cuff tears
05/08/2011	Will your future ultrasound transducers be printed?
05/08/2011	Finding ovarian cancer fast may not help survival
05/08/2011	“New Studies Show Ultrasound Contrast Agents Are Safe,” ICUS Tells FDA Panel
05/08/2011	Prostate Exam Deaths From ‘Superbugs’ Spur Inquiry
05/08/2011	Ultrasound Viable Option to Radiography in Acute Dyspnea
05/08/2011	Veins Treated With Stents After Thrombolysis More Than Twice as Likely to Stay Open
05/08/2011	Sonography complements physical exam in identifying juvenile inflammatory arthritis in children
05/01/2011	Pittsburgh Startup bringing Sonic Flashlight to market
05/01/2011	KLAS Report: Functionality Primary Driver of Provider Satisfaction in Echo Ultrasound
05/01/2011	Imaging the World receives Gates Grand Challenges award of $100,000
05/01/2011	Toshiba unit buying Vital Images for $273 million
05/01/2011	Research study outlines changes in volume of diagnostic imaging in the Emergency Department over 19 years
04/24/2011	Ireland: National Miscarriage Misdiagnosis Review Report Released
04/24/2011	FDA Meeting on Ultrasound Contrast Agents
04/24/2011	Ultrasonix introduces novel approach to documenting scan orientation
04/24/2011	Opening Up the Brain with Ultrasound
04/17/2011	Seeking better ways to detect traumatic brain injury in soldiers
04/17/2011	Thesis Reveals New Potential Atherosclerosis Risk Marker
04/17/2011	GE and Siemens: Less May Mean More (Profits)
04/17/2011	No benefit of platelet-rich plasma found for rotator cuff healing
04/17/2011	Canadian rads dub decision support a nuisance
04/17/2011	Ultrasound Guidance Improves Peripheral Nerve Block Success Rate
04/10/2011	Progesterone reduces rate of early preterm birth in at risk women
04/03/2011	Iliac Vein Stenosis Increases DVT Risk Associated wtih Oral Contraceptives
04/03/2011	Annual sonograms are needed to verify correct IUD position, UT Southwestern obstetricians say
04/03/2011	U.S. researchers link antidepressants with thicker arteries
03/27/2011	Compact ultrasound outpaced the overall ultrasound market in 2010
03/27/2011	A chilling reminder of the potential price of a mistake
03/27/2011	Wearable ultrasound scanner - pure fantasy or a glimpse of the future?
03/27/2011	Simple testicular cysts - no followup required
03/27/2011	Atetna health insurer suing six New Jersey doctors over "unconscionable" billings
03/20/2011	Inflammation may be key factor in development of aortic stenosis
03/20/2011	Desmopressin Curbs Kidney Biopsy Bleeding
03/20/2011	Heart disease screens don't change treatment
03/13/2011	Research proves Laughter 'better than latest technology for leg ulcers'
03/13/2011	MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Essential Tremor
03/13/2011	Scientists Grow Parts For Kids With Urinary Damage
03/06/2011	Gallstone Disease Is Associated With Increased Mortality
03/06/2011	Pre-operative ultrasound scans help predict outcomes of thyroid cancer patients
03/06/2011	Futuristics: Gold Nanoshelled Microcapsule Theranostic Agent developed
02/27/2011	SHAPE Task Force Warns of potential "Massive Overtreatment" From AHA's New Guidelines on CVD Prevention in Women
02/27/2011	Elastography Aliasing artifact in breast cystic lesions may mimick solid masses
02/27/2011	ACR reduces continuing experience accreditation requirements
02/20/2011	Canadian Association of Radiologists exploring expanded accreditation program
02/20/2011	Study of Breast Biopsies Finds Surgery Used Too Extensively
02/20/2011	Winnipeg sonographer sets a higher standard of care in fetal echo
02/20/2011	Ultrasound fusion imaging equal to CT for biopsy guidance
02/20/2011	Pocket-sized disruptive technologies
02/20/2011	Report finds ultrasound useful across all 4 years of medical school
02/12/2011	Prenatal X-Ray Exposure
02/12/2011	Cerebrospinal Drainage Not Tied to Multiple Sclerosis
02/12/2011	New Wireless Service enabling parents to receive and send ultrasound scans
02/12/2011	For Spina Bifida, Surgery Before Birth Is Better
02/12/2011	Upper Extremity DVT more common than expected in research study
02/06/2011	Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Better than CT in Characterization of Renal Masses
02/06/2011	Molecular Markers May Help Select Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Candidates
02/06/2011	Canadian Province Experiencing Shortage of Sonographers
02/04/2011	Microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound shows promise in breast cancer surgery
02/04/2011	FDA approves iPhone, iPad app for Medical Image Interpretation
01/31/2011	US Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Purchases Expected to Increase in 2011
01/31/2011	Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Improves Diagnosis of Medical Conditions in Children
01/31/2011	New Guidelines on Carotid Disease Advise Against Routine Screening
01/24/2011	New tool may improve anesthetic injections for nerve blocks
01/24/2011	Elastography for evaluation of lipoma
01/24/2011	Translabial ultrasound for assessing fetal progress during labour
01/24/2011	Ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis improves treatment of pulmonary embolism
01/24/2011	Ultrasound Elastography Bests MR Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for Prediction of Malignancy
01/18/2011	Cardiologist Who Revealed Echo Errors Out of a Job
01/18/2011	Your imaging study on the web?
01/18/2011	US Imaging procedure growth slows
01/18/2011	Australian developer of cell-phone-sized ultrasound system is shopping for foreign partner
01/18/2011	Average child may get 7 radiation-based scans by age 18
01/18/2011	Think a little dust on your ultrasound machine doesn't matter?
01/10/2011	US Residents and Fellows Knowledge of Ultrasound Safety is Low
01/10/2011	How Many Sonograms Are Needed to Reliably Predict the Absence of Fetal Overgrowth in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Pregnancies?
01/04/2011	GE to develop imaging equipment in Russia
01/04/2011	ASE issues recommendations and standards for quality in the echocardiography laboratory
01/03/2011	Hitachi Medical acquires remaining 87.65% stake in Aloka
01/02/2011	Survey: 34% of mothers have uploaded antenatal ultrasound scans online
01/02/2011	Study On Imaging Self-Referral in USA Finds No Medical or Cost Benefit
12/27/2010	Genetic Variation Links Alcoholics And Liver Cirrhosis In Caucasians
12/27/2010	Mobisante Raises Cash to Put Ultrasound on Smartphones
12/20/2010	Research study suggests use of "Simple Ultrasound Rules" approach for faster and more accurate diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
12/18/2010	Ultrasound in Medical Schools: Smaller, Cheaper, Better for Students
12/16/2010	FDA Accepts Supplemental New Drug Application for DEFINITY (Lantheus Medical Imaging) Use in Stress Echocardiography
12/13/2010	Samsung Signs Contract to Purchase Stake in Medison
12/13/2010	Study: Only half of women over 40 get mammograms
12/13/2010	Self-Referral Justification Doesn’t Hold Up Under Examination
12/13/2010	UK man gets hospital letter telling him he is pregnant
12/13/2010	Improved Ultrasound Imaging Makes Femoral Nerve Blocks Viable Choice for Post-Op Pain
12/13/2010	Echometrix wins grant to develop ultrasound technology
12/13/2010	ASE, ACEP Release Consensus Statement on Cardiac Ultrasound
12/12/2010	Study finds endometrial cancer screening effective, but not yet recommended
12/05/2010	RSNA: MRI Up and CT down as secondary study after ultrasound of the abdomen
12/05/2010	RSNA: ABUS may trump hand-held US devices for breast lesion detection
12/01/2010	SuperSonic Imagine Raises €34.5 Million ($45.1m) in Series C Financing
11/29/2010	Combined Transesophageal and Endobronchial Ultrasound for Staging Lung Cancer Shows Benefits
11/29/2010	NAPLES study looks at clinical usefulness of "pocket" ultrasound device in cardiology
11/23/2010	Hologic Signs Exclusive U.S. Breast Ultrasound Partnership Agreement With SuperSonic Imagine
11/22/2010	Study Recommends Breast Ultrasound Surveillance over Biopsy for Women Under 30
11/22/2010