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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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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The Siemens Acuson S2000 ultrasound system, release 2.0, is a multi-specialty platform featuring 2-D and color Doppler ...

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A new Eclipse Probe Cover designed to fit 3-D/4-D probes/transducers is made of pliable, latex-free polyethylene film ...

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Two Thermasonic gel warmers, by Parker Laboratories, will be introduced at RSNA 2010.

The first, a three-bottle gel ...

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October 26, 2010 – New ultrasound systems on display at RSNA will demonstrate enhanced patient care, increased ...

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Aquasonic 100 is a widely used gel for diagnostic and therapeutic medical ultrasound. It is suitable for all ...

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