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Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center Implements Digisonics Solution for OB Ultrasound | ITN
June 17th
Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center in Warm Springs, Ore., has selected the Digisonics OB PACS (picture archiving and communication system) and Structured Reporting Solution for their facility.In partnership with providers from Oregon Health and Science University, Warm Springs is now able to offer onsite state-of-the-art, obstetrical care services to their community. The Digisonics system provides image storage, review, comprehensive measurements, and calculations package and structured reporting for their OB ultrasound studies. Seamless integration with the facility’s GE ultrasound machine will automatically transfer data directly into the report, eliminating manual data entry workflows.
A Miniature Robot that Could Check Colons for Early Signs of Disease| Leeds University
June 19
Known as a Sonopill, the device could one day replace the need for patients to undergo an endoscopic examination, where a semi-rigid scope is passed into the bowel – an invasive procedure that can be painful.
Micro-ultrasound images also have the advantage of being better able to identify some types of cell change associated with cancer.
Ultrasound Method Restores Dopaminergic Pathway in the Brain at Parkinson's Early Stages | Columbia University in the City of New York
June 6
The researchers used transcranial, focused ultrasound and intravenously injected microbubbles into the BBB to make a localized and transient opening that allows drugs to cross through the BBB reversibly and non-invasively. Focusing on Parkinson's disease, in collaboration with Serge Przedborski's group in the department of neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, they discovered that protein delivery and gene delivery across the BBB can partly restore the dopaminergic pathways, the neurons in the brain that are affected in early Parkinson's disease.
Researchers Developed a New Method to Evaluate the Health of artificial Heart Valves | Concordia University
June 19
Researchers at Concordia have devised a technique to detect obstructions in a type of mechanical heart valve they believe will contribute to safer follow-up methods for cardiologists and their patients.The method the team designed maps simulated blood flow patterns that result from six different heart valve blockages. The researchers photographed particles immersed in a liquid that mimics blood and pumped the fluid through the heart duplicator.
Using a technique called particle image velocimetry, they were able to determine the flow velocity. It allowed them to simulate what blood flow would look like with the leaflets completely clear of obstruction, when they were partially obstructed and when fully obstructed.
New Biomarker Test Improves the Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer | Uppsala University
June 20
Ovarian cancer is often discovered at a late stage and has a high mortality rate. Out of 10 patients, only 3–4 survive 5 years after treatment, and there has been no test specific enough to justify screening. Women with accidental findings of an ovarian cyst or with symptoms instead undergo an ultrasound and if abnormalities are seen, surgery is the only way to make sure all cancers are detected. This means that many women are operated on without having cancer, resulting in unnecessary surgery and increased risks for women.