http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Siemens has presented the world's first ultrasound system with wireless transducers. The system's transducers, which can be easily operated with one hand, transmit ultrasound images via radio waves to the screen on the base console. The elimination of cables is particularly helpful in operations or during invasive procedures in which the needle visualization needs to be monitored using ultrasound technology. That's because transducer cables can obstruct the people who operate the machines, and despite their sterile protective coverings, the cables can pose a risk in terms of infections. The wireless Acuson Freestyle system transducers function reliably up to three meters from the console and are equipped with remote control buttons for adjusting the image settings. To make wireless data transmission possible, Siemens engineers sharply reduced the amount of data that must be transferred between the transducer and the console. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-wireless-ultrasound-transducers-physicians.html Other Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:01 EST news288252886 Radiologists are a step closer to implementing a program in an underserved region of Uganda for diagnosing and treating women with palpable breast masses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-breast-imaging-algorithm-cancer-diagnosis.html Cancer Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:04 EST news284992407 Innovative software has been developed that greatly enhances the detail quality and field of view of conventional ultrasound images. It could improve the diagnosis of heart disease and deliver big savings for the NHS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-revolutionary-imaging-software-clearer-scans.html Cardiology Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:10:32 EST news282384624 (Medical Xpress)—Approximately two million people around the world regularly undergo hemodialysis – blood purification outside the body – as a result of kidney failure. This usually involves creating a dialysis fistula – a connection between an artery and a vein – in the patient's arm. However this causes complications in as many as 50% of patients, primarily related to changes in blood flow. Researcher Maarten Merkx of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has developed a system that automatically images the blood vessels in the arm and calculates the expected blood flow through the dialysis fistula. This makes it easy for physicians to find the best surgical strategy to insert the dialysis fistula with minimal chance of complications. Merkx gained his PhD on Monday 3 December for this research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-method-greatly-complications-hemodialysis-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:41:38 EST news274081287 Expectant parents in Japan who can't wait to show the world what their baby will look like can now buy a three-dimensional model of the foetus to pass around their friends. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-japan-firm-3d-foetus.html Other Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:33:36 EST news273213196 Between 2000 and 2009, the musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound volume increase among non-radiologists was much higher than that among radiologists, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Ultrasound images of the MSK system provide pictures of muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and soft tissue throughout the body. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-msk-ultrasound-volume-higher-non-radiologists.html Cancer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:27:41 EST news247289243 Patients treated by physicians who billed for both technical (practice/equipment) and professional (supervision/ interpretation) components of nuclear and echocardiographic stress imaging tests were more likely to undergo such tests after coronary revascularization compared with patients of physicians who did not bill for these services, according to a study in the Nov. 9 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-financial-reimbursement-cardiac-stress.html Cardiology Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:29:23 EST news239992157 Doctors in Canada saw a divine face in the testes of a man admitted to a hospital with severe pain and an inflamed scrotum, a scientific journal article said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-canadian-doctors-testicle.html Other Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:37:05 EST news239463414 An ultrasound machine has been transformed into a telediagnosis tool. Specialists in other hospitals can see images in real time, pinpoint the exact zone they’re coming from, and interact. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-diagnosis-based-remote-ultrasound.html Medical research Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:36:22 EST news226575374 For diagnosing head and neck ailments, tests that use radiation are always less desirable than those that don't. Otolaryngologists have a wide range of techniques available to them, including CT or "CAT" scans, MRI and ultrasound. CT uses significant radiation and MRI a lower amount, but ultrasound is a non-invasive, non-radiating technique. It does not require injection of radioactive contrast material and has no side effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-lessening-dangers.html Other Wed, 11 May 2011 10:28:20 EST news224328475