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Lantheus Announces the FDA Approval of DEFINITY as Ultrasound Enhancing Agent for Use in Certain Pediatric Cardiovascular Patients

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Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has approved DEFINITY (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) as an ultrasound enhancing agent for use in pediatric patients with suboptimal echocardiograms, including those who have undergone heart transplant, or have Kawasaki disease or a congenital cardiovascular anomaly. Lantheus announced that the U.S.

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New Philips Mini TEE Ultrasound Transducer Helps Improve Cardiac Care for More Patients

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Cardiovascular ultrasound has played a key role in the evolution of early diagnosis of structural heart disease, led by a technology pioneered by Philips: the ‘transesophageal echocardiography’ (TEE) ultrasound transducer. TEE helps cardiologists by providing highly detailed images of the heart and its internal structures.

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Results Involving Philips FDA-cleared AI-enabled Cardiovascular Ultrasound Platform to be Presented at American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions, ASE 2024

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Image courtesy: Philips christine.book Wed, 06/12/2024 - 14:07 June 12, 2024 — Royal Philips has announced its next-generation AI-enabled cardiovascular ultrasound platform to help speed up cardiac ultrasound analysis with proven AI technology and reduce the burden on echocardiography labs.

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What is Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Ultrasound techniques currently used in echocardiography uses frame rates from 30-150 frames/s. This limits its temporal resolution for very short lived events, especially in pediatric and congenital heart disease with faster heart rates compared to adults [1]. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Jan 2;83(1):63-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.025.

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Systematic approach to obtain axillary arterial access for pediatric heart catheterizations

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Axillary arterial access (AAA) in pediatric heart catheterizations is undervalued. We aimed ultrasound-guided punctures in the proximal two-thirds of axillary arteries with diameters ≥2 mm to insert 7 cm/4 Fr short introducers.

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EM Quick Hits 48 – FAST in Pediatric Trauma, Multiple Myeloma, Drowning, AKA, Global EM

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The post EM Quick Hits 48 – FAST in Pediatric Trauma, Multiple Myeloma, Drowning, AKA, Global EM appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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ASE and its Foundation Award Three $25,000 Grants to Early Career Investigators in Cardiovascular Imaging

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Getty Images milla1cf Tue, 12/12/2023 - 09:04 December 12, 2023 — The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the ASE Foundation have awarded grant funding totaling $75,000 for three innovative cardiovascular ultrasound research projects led by early career investigators. Three recipients were each awarded a $25,000 grant.