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The Next Level for Ultrasound Diagnostics - Shear Wave Elastography

November 2010

By David Cosgrove, MD

Significant additional information to the ultrasound diagnostic proces is being added through a new multiwave ultrasound technology. This technology is being used to provide not only informative morphological B-mode images but also true tissue elasticity information, through a complementary imaging tool known as shear wave elastography.

 

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The Aixplorer System legally available for sale in the U.S. does not include the quantification tool.

PR Newswire

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SuperSonic Imagine Unveils Results of Largest Breast Ultrasound Clinical Trial Ever Undertaken

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France

April 23, 2010

 

SuperSonic Imagine, the innovative medical imaging company based in Aix-en-Provence, France has unveiled some of the results of the largest clinical breast study ever undertaken in ultrasound imaging. The worldwide multicenter study, involving top clinicians in the breast radiology community, is assessing the clinical benefits of ShearWave™ Elastography in the ultrasonic evaluation of breast lesions.

 

To read the full article, "PR Newswire"

 

The Aixplorer System legally available for sale in the U.S. does not include the quantification tool.

DiagnosticImaging.com - 26/05/2010

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ShearWave elastography improves breast lesion Dx

Better noninvasive classification of suspicious findings could reduce the need for biopsies

Reducing the number of breast biopsies by better classifying suspicious lesions noninvasively could improve healthcare and cut healthcare costs, laudable goals in the current era of healthcare—and economic—reform. Shearwave ultrasound elastography, cleared by the FDA in August 2009 as part of SuperSonic Imagine's Aixplorer, may do the trick.

 

To Read the full article, "DiagnosticImaging.com"

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Elastography: Imaging of Tomorrow?

Dae M. Pickerell, RT(R), RDMS, RVT

May/June 2010, Volume 26, No. 3

Elastography is a method of imaging that produces a type of image, called an elastogram. An area of research for almost 30 years, this diagnostic, noninvasive technique is used to evaluate the stiffness of soft tissues. It is done in correlation with a conventional sonogram. Elastography transmits information about internal tissue structures that has not been previously attainable. Discussion includes three types of elastography imaging: strain imaging, color elasticity, and shear-wave imaging. This imaging is based on the fundamentals of strain imaging and the basis that malignant tumors are harder than benign tumors. Stiffer tissues such as masses distort less than softer tissues, and the variation can be visualized on the elastic properties seen on the elastogram. Currently, elastography is being used in many applications, yet there is still reluctance by some in the medical community to fully accept elasticity imaging. Quantification and reproducibility of images will ensure the fate of this addition to the field of sonography.

 

To access the full article "Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography"

 

The Aixplorer System legally available for sale in the U.S. does not include the quantification tool.

cancernetwork.com

Elastography jockeys to replace some biopsies

By Greh Freiherr

December 8, 2009

Ultrasound elastography may be the link bridging the gap between suspicion and definitive proof, a noninvasive means to distinguish between benign and malignant tissue. The technology for doing so appeared some years ago at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America as an experimental curiosity. It’s been evolving since then until it appears now to have reached a clinical tipping point.

 

To read the full article "cancernetwork.com" or download the pdf

Imaging Economics

The Last Word

Focusing Technological Innovation

By Claude Cohen-Bacrie

March 24, 2010

Validating new technologies demands rigorous clinical investigations, with solid statistics that demonstrate product benefits.

In an era of health care reform, medical equipment is being scrutinized more and more. This critical eye on over-utilization, particularly for imaging modalities, should prompt companies to develop medical technologies that demonstrate clear and significant clinical benefits with both patient care and cost-effectiveness improvement. This requires a commitment to rigorous clinical investigations, with solid statistics to reveal product benefits in a simple, straightforward, and convincing way.

 

To read full article, "Imagingeconomics.com"

MedicalPhysicsWeb

Transcranial HIFU : Relying on MRI

By Tami Freeman

January 2010

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is employed for non-invasive treatment of an increasing number of diseases. Using HIFU to treat brain lesions, for example, could avoid the need for craniotomy. And though transcranial HIFU was once limited by aberrations induced when the ultrasound beam traversed the skull, the use of multi-element transducers now enables a sharp focus even through the skull bone.

 

To read full article, "medicalphysicsweb.org"

Diagnostic Imaging

Is elastography the next color Doppler?

By Greg Freiherr

December 2009

New ideas take time to catch on in medical imaging, whether they are brand new modalities, such as MR, or new techniques within an established modality, such as color Doppler ultrasound. It’s as though there are dues to be paid. Elastography appears to have paid its dues.

 

To read the full article, "Diagnostic Imaging"

Reuters

SuperSonic Imagine Receives FDA Approval for Aixplorer Ultrasound System

By Reuters

August 2009

Innovative ShearWave Elastography and Impeccable Image Quality Bring New
Levels of Diagnostic Capabilities to US Healthcare Market

To read the full article, Reuters

NBGI Ventures

SuperSonic Imagine Receives FDA Approval for Aixplorer Ultrasound System

By NBGI ventures

August 2009

Innovative ShearWave Elastography and Impeccable Image Quality Bring New Levels of Diagnostic Capabilities to US Healthcare Mark

 

To read the full article, NBGI Ventures

International Herald Tribune

Start-ups, and their culture, no longer a rarity in Europe

By John Tagliabue 

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Business Section Page 13

 

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France: Jacques Souquet had gone through several start-ups in Seattle, but he still was not entirely prepared for starting up a high-tech company in his native France. (...)

 

To read the full article, The International Herald Tribune website

The New York Times

Working in France, in Style of Silicon Valley

By John TAGLIABUE 

Friday, February 23,2007

Section: Business Day, Page C1

 

Aix-en-Provence, France - Jacques Souquet had gone through several start-ups in Seattle, but he still was not entirely prepared for beginning a high-tech company in his native France.

Failure is still a no-no here, creating a challenge for any start-up. Not to mention the idea that difficulty here seems a contradiction in terms for, after all, the word "entrepreneur" is French. (...)

 

To read the full article, The New York Time website