Tag: ultrasound
Analysis of UK interventional radiology shows “major” discrepancy between workforce and...
An analysis of data collected on interventional radiology (IR) practice in the UK has shown an increasing trend in the number and complexity of...
How to manage access via the distal radial route
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Photoacoustic ultrasound imaging shown to improve diagnostic accuracy of cancerous ovarian...
Published in the December 2023 issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Quing Zhu (Washington University, St Louis, USA) et al state that they...
MediView receives FDA 510(k) clearance for XR90 augmented reality-based visualisation and...
MediView announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its XR90 augmented reality-based surgical visualisation and navigation...
Canon Medical introduces Aplio flex and Aplio go ultrasound systems in...
Canon Medical has announced the commercial availability of its two latest ultrasound systems, Aplio flex and Aplio go, in Europe. With the growing challenges...
Profound Medical announces new CPT category 1 codes for prostate TULSA
Profound Medical has announced in a press release that, with sponsorship and support from multiple physician specialty societies, the American Medical Association (AMA) has...
Results on ReCor Medical’s Paradise ultrasound renal denervation system published in...
ReCor Medical and its parent company, Otsuka Medical Devices, recently announced that primary endpoint results from the RADIANCE II pivotal trial were published in...
An insight into treating liver tumours with thermal ablation
Amanda Smolock (Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA) discusses how her practice operates, using microwave ablation nearly exclusively for primary and metastatic liver tumours...
NICE publishes guidance supporting use of percutaneous ultrasound-guided microwave ablation for...
Terumo Europe has announced in a press release that it welcomes the guidance released by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) mentioning...
ReCor Medical announces consistent reduction of blood pressure in pooled analysis...
ReCor Medical and its parent company, Otsuka Medical Devices, announced consistent and significant blood pressure-lowering results across a range of patients with uncontrolled hypertension,...
AI and VR in IR: Interventional radiology technologies now and in...
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) 2022 annual meeting (10–14 September, Barcelona, Spain) saw presenters explore artificial intelligence (AI), its current...
Quality Ablation: Treating challenging lesions with increased accuracy and speed using...
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Insightec receives FDA IDE approval for prostate cancer comparative study using...
Insightec, a global healthcare company dedicated to using acoustic energy to transform patient care, announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration...
SoniVie receives FDA IDE approval for pilot study to treat hypertension...
SoniVie recently announced that on 5 May 2022 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted investigational device exemption (IDE) approval for its REDUCED1...
New intersocietal position statement seeks to clear up confusion over ultrasound...
Cleaning and low-level disinfection (LLD) effective against bloodborne pathogens are safe and sufficient procedures for disinfecting ultrasound transducers used in percutaneous procedures—this is according...
Screening with ultrasound and vessel mapping prerequisite to success with WavelinQ™...
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Patients’ wishes and multidisciplinary approach central to EndoAVF creation with WavelinQ
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New protocol helps identify best venipuncture site for femoral access
RaFeVA (Rapid Femoral Vein Assessment), a new protocol, is a rapid and effective tool for the systematic ultrasound evaluation of the veins in the...
Clinician survey reveals significant variation in ultrasound-guided PIV insertion
A new survey among vascular access (VA) and emergency department (ED) clinicians has revealed significant levels of variation in ultrasound-guided peripheral IV (UGPIV) practices...
IVUS during haemodialysis access “aids device selection and adequacy of treatment”
Narayan Karunanithy outlines the benefits of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) during haemodialysis access intervention.
Thoracic central veins include intra-thoracic segments of the internal jugular, subclavian, brachiocephalic...
Philips and B Braun launch Onvision needle tip tracking, a breakthrough...
Philips and B Braun have announced the launch of Onvision, a breakthrough ultrasound guidance solution for real-time needle tip tracking in regional anaesthesia. Available...
Real-time imaging: Ultrasound detects a biodegradable embolic microsphere after prostatic artery...
Researchers report the use of ultrasound to detect embolization in real time for patients undergoing treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Richard Owen (University...
Siemens Healthineers launches Acuson Juniper ultrasound system at ECR
Acuson Juniper is a new ultrasound system with advanced applications and imaging performance while featuring a lightweight, ergonomic design and complete manoeuvrability for use...
Single and double needle ultrasound-guided irrigation have a place in treatment...
According to a new study published online in the journal Radiology, when ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation is performed to treat shoulder calcification, the choice of...
Pioneer Plus catheter re-entry device with intravascular ultrasound guidance relaunched
Philips has announced the relaunch of the Pioneer Plus catheter, described as the only re-entry device with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) capabilities and needle deployment...
Hitting cancer with high-intensity ultrasound and immunotherapy
In a new study published in JCI Insight, UC Davis researchers have shown that combining high-intensity focused ultrasound with two immunotherapies (a PD-1 checkpoint...
