Med Page Today

APRIL 9, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- The use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndromes resulted in better outcomes compared with angiography-guided therapy, a randomized.

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Cassling

JULY 26, 2024

Each year, Cassling is honored to connect diagnostic imaging teams with free resources to celebrate their sonographers during Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month. We’ve been doing this for a number of years, and every year we pick a new theme, artwork and slogan.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Mendaera’s robotic technology is compatible with Butterfly’s proprietary semiconductor-based ultrasound device and connected via Butterfly’s software development kit – Butterfly Garden – creating a system designed to improve precision and consistency for a broad range of image-guided, needle-based interventions.

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DAIC

APRIL 11, 2024

With IVUS, a tiny ultrasound device is inserted into the vessel via a catheter to produce cross-sectional and 3D images of the vessel for more accurate information on vessel dimensions and plaque morphology. The balloons used in the study were also coated with drugs that help to prevent further plaque buildup.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new and improved wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring.

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DAIC

JUNE 12, 2024

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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 25, 2024

candidate at the University of Twente, has developed a new technique to improve ultrasound images of blood flow. Using a smart ultrasound pulse train, she reduced noise in contrast ultrasound images. on this subject on 24 October with the defense of her dissertation "Bubbles and Waves for Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy."

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JUNE 30, 2024

In this study, we compared the analgesic effects of intercostal nerve block (ICNB), ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block (PVB), and epidural block (EB) following single-port thoracoscopic lung surgery.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 17, 2023

They are not commonly seen in ultrasound practices, and their presence may have been underrecognized and underdiagnosed. The ultrasound criteria for AVCS are primarily based on studies with small sample sizes, and therefore, it is important to exercise caution if these criteria are used.

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DAIC

APRIL 3, 2024

Now, with Caption AI technology, clinicians using Vscan Air SL handheld ultrasound will have access to real-time, step-by-step guidance to capture diagnostic-quality images and automated ejection fraction estimation to help inform clinical decisions across cardiac settings. Of these, approximately 30 are AI-enabled ultrasound innovations.

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HCPLive

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Marla Dubinsky, MD, discusses the use of segmental intestinal ultrasound to address screen failure associated with the SES-CD in clinical trials and for detecting transmural healing.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 12, 2024

However, the image quality varies with operator skills as acquiring and interpreting ultrasound images requires extensive training due to the imaging artefacts, the range of acquisition parameters and the variability of patient anatomies.

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HCPLive

APRIL 23, 2024

Thoracic ultrasound examination may be applicable as a screening method for interstitial lung disease in patients with RA and respiratory symptoms.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 9, 2024

A multidisciplinary panel assembled by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions examined and supported the role of intravascular ultrasounds in lower extremity revascularization procedures.

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JAMA Cardiology

JULY 30, 2024

This study assess the safety and efficacy of a novel, leadless, left ventricular endocardial pacing system for patients at high risk for a cardiac resynchronization therapy upgrade or whose coronary sinus lead placement/pacing with a conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy system has failed.

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

JULY 28, 2024

Currently, no normal ultrasound data of the fetuses during the 20–40 gestation have been obtained for references of fetal growth and development. If such ultrasound data existed for prenatal diagnosis of possi.

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Open Heart

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Objectives Prognostic impact of lung ultrasound-derived B-lines (LUS-BL) in heart failure with mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFmrEF) patients remains elusive. We evaluated the correlation between LUS-BL and prognosis in HFmrEF patients.

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Cassling

JANUARY 29, 2024

Powerful, cost-effective system configurable for all clinical needs AI-powered applications optimize efficiency Ideal for emerging markets and smaller healthcare centers Siemens Healthineers has introduced the ACUSON Maple , a powerful, versatile, and affordable ultrasound system that enables rapid diagnosis and assessment in all clinical settings.

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

AUGUST 7, 2024

The integration of ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) marks a. From its inception as a two-dimensional snapshot of the beating heart, echocardiography has become an indelible part of cardiovascular diagnostics.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 20, 2024

The goal of the ULTIMATE III trial was to evaluate intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided drug-coated balloon angioplasty compared with angiography-guided drug-coated balloon angioplasty among patients with de novo coronary lesions.

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CardiacWire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Cath lab procedures have always been synonymous with X-ray fluoroscopy guidance, but this week’s emergence of interventional imaging startup Laza Medical highlights a growing focus on ultrasound guidance. Based on some online reports , the system might also allow cath lab teams to use ultrasound guidance instead of fluoroscopy.

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Cassling

AUGUST 23, 2024

These features can help physicians perform cardiac procedures more efficiently in the areas of diagnostics, structural heart disease, and electrophysiology.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

MAY 23, 2024

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Early markers of CVD include increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and pulse.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

JANUARY 24, 2024

BACKGROUND:Prior clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of ultrasound-facilitated catheter-directed thrombolysis (USCDT) for the treatment of acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) using reduced thrombolytic doses and shorter infusion durations. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 10, 2024

Coronary Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) equipment consists of an IVUS catheter, pullback device and the imaging console. Incomplete stent apposition can be detected by intravascular ultrasound. If lesion lengths have to be assessed, motorized pullback is required. For assessing lesion morphology a manual pullback can also be done.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We sought to investigate the predictive value of B-lines measured by lung ultrasound (LUS) on the risk of weaning failure from mechanical ventilation (MV) and in-hospital outcomes. Introduction There have been few studies on predictors of weaning failure from MV in patients with heart failure (HF).

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Ultrasound techniques currently used in echocardiography uses frame rates from 30-150 frames/s. While conventional ultrasound uses focused beam transmission, ultrafast ultrasound uses unfocused plane-wave ultrasound which can result in very high temporal resolution with frame rates up to 100 times faster [2]. 2023.10.025.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

a digital health company transforming care through the power of portable, semiconductor-based ultrasound technology and intuitive software, announced today the commercial launch of its third-generation handheld point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system, Butterfly iQ3 , which received FDA clearance last month. The next-generation P4.3

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HCPLive

MAY 29, 2024

In honor of World Digestive Health Day, this feature examines the growth of intestinal ultrasound in IBD care in the US and how it aligns with STRIDE-II guidance.

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Cassling

JULY 14, 2023

Each year, Cassling is honored to connect diagnostic imaging teams with free resources to celebrate their sonographers during Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month. We’ve been doing this for a number of years, and every year we pick a new theme, artwork and slogan.

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HeartRhythm

JANUARY 21, 2024

Ultrasound guided (US) axillary VA has been established as a safe, effective, and efficient technique for CIED implantation2. Therefore, a limitation of ultrasound (US) guided axillary VA is that venous entry may be lateral to the thoracic cavity in order to avoid puncture of intrathoracic structures (Figure 1).

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 20, 2024

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at the difference between quantitative coronary angiography versus intervascular ultrasound to guide PCI. He then discusses paclitaxel-coated balloon catheters vs uncoated balloon angioplasty for treating coronary in-stent restenosis.

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DAIC

APRIL 25, 2024

The SLT IVUS Support Crossing Catheter is an over-the-wire intravascular ultrasound catheter with an ultrasound transducer array at the distal end that also functions as a support crossing catheter. Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging Versus Digital Subtraction Angiography in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease.

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DAIC

MARCH 18, 2024

“These patients often can’t control their blood pressure--placing them at significantly higher risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure.” The device delivers ultrasound energy through the arteries of the kidneys to deaden surrounding nerves that are overactive in many people with hypertension.

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HeartRhythm

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Prior study has indicated that low-intensity focused ultrasound stimulation could attenuate sympathetic neuroinflammation within the PVN to prevent the occurrence of VAs in acute MI model. Meanwhile, the cGAS-STING pathway has shown potential to ameliorate neuroinflammatory response.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Objective The occurrence of ischemic stroke (IS) is closely related to the characteristics of carotid plaque (CP).

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 10, 2024

During her doctoral research, Esther Maas investigated the use of new ultrasound techniques to image dangerous aortic aneurysms for patient-specific care.

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