Tag: ultrasound
Physicians at RSNA make case for contrast enhanced ultrasound
The procedure, which was OK'd by the FDA this year for liver screening, but is currently not approved in the U.S. for cardiac disease shows particular value in imaging children who may otherwise have to undergo a CT... read more
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
The long-term follow-up of the Western Australian trial of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) reported in this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine1 is likely the last report from the 4 randomized clinical trials1- 4... read more
FDA to radiologists: stop using any Multidata Systems devices
At least two devices distributed in U.S. without FDA approval. There have been at least two Multidata medical devices that the company manufactured and distributed in the United States for which FDA never received nor reviewed... read more
Frontline PARP inhibitor shrinks tumors in BRCA-positive breast patients
All 13 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with BRCA mutations had their tumors shrink significantly when treated with a PARP inhibitor ahead of frontline presurgical chemotherapy in a pilot study at The University of... read more
Tech Doc: Ultrasound changing how physicians diagnose at your bedside
Ultrasound is a high frequency sound, too high for humans to hear. Medical ultrasound or ultrasonography uses these high frequency sound waves to create images of organs and structures inside the body.... read more
