In this narrative review, the authors set out to collect all currently available data and research pertaining to the benefits and potential drawbacks...
A comprehensive toolkit to help clinicians seamlessly adopt the transperineal method for prostate biopsies. Organized into two main sections,...
Explore the key takeaways from AAMI’s TIR99, offering healthcare facilities comprehensive guidance on reprocessing and maintaining...
Prostate biopsies, essential for early detection of prostate cancer, are performed via transperineal (TPBx) or transrectal (TRBx) approaches. The...
Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy Using Verza™ Guidance SystemBACKGROUNDClinician Names: Skylar Kemp, MHPTT RDMS RVT RT(R); Dr. Gustavo Andrade,...
Understanding the clinical outcomes associated with different methods of prostate biopsies – including both transrectal and transperineal...
In this study, the authors set out to determine whether the choice of prostate biopsy approach has the potential to impact the risk of future...
Substantial research has been conducted that examines the effectiveness of OPA and hydrogen peroxide in neutralizing HPV from ultrasound probe...
In this review, the authors set out to establish if the use of glow powder to simulate contamination within a sonography environment would serve as...
In this review, the authors examine an assortment of previously published guidelines regarding the proper methodology for preventing central...
In this systematic review, the authors evaluate seven individual studies, each of which focused on outbreaks of infection that were traced back to...
In this publication, the authors examine the outcomes of a clinical study analyzing the effectiveness of longer clean storage hanging times (the time...
In this systematic review, the authors examine 14 studies pertaining to outbreaks of Burkholderia cepacian complex in healthcare facilities, all of...
Microbes can remain on endoscopes following reprocessing with high-level disinfectants (HLDs). Factors that can contribute to ineffective endoscope...
In this article, the authors publish results from a 2019 survey of 1,475 participants, representing a diverse demographic of clinicians who perform...
A 42-year-old male veteran presented with severe sternal pain from a sternotomy for an intrathoracic
tumor fifteen years ago. As a result, he...
Understanding the Risks and Safe Utilization of Ultrasound Gel Ultrasound is used across many disciplines of medicine as a safe, effective technology...
Dr. Sellgren Demonstrates the Use of the CIVCO TEE Holder
Featuring Dr. Glenn Woodworth and Dr. Jennifer Noerenberg, both Oregon Health & Science University
The authors discuss the need for a current study to test the integrity of commonly utilized ultrasound probe barriers used in clinical practice for...
Currently, facet joint injections are usually performed using CT guidance or fluoroscopy. The use of a GPS enhanced fusion system allows to combine...
Keeping the needle tip within scan plane continues being a challenge. Infiniti Plus guides help us to increase the success of the block and patient...
Different diagnostic imaging technologies, consolidated and emerging, can nowadays be applied to breast district: Mammography, Breast Tomosynthesis,...
Free-hand Ultrasound plays an important role in thyroid diagnostics as a real-time examination, not ionizing and non-invasive, cost effective, ideal...
To assess retrospectively if nephrostomy guided by ultrasound (US) and electromagnetic needle tracking was feasible in mild to moderate...
The authors conducted the first clinical, prospective, randomized trial of ultrasound-guided subclavian vein cannulation for central venous...
Ultrasound guidance for regional anesthesia has gained popularity over the last few years. There is increasing interest in real time ultrasound...
Ultrasound guided insertion is recommended for all routes of central venous catheterization. Make ultrasound needle guidance the standard of care in...
Average block time in the InfinitiPlus™ group decreased by 33%. This difference maybe more apparent in clinicians doing this block less often...
The authors evaluated the feasibility of ultrasound-guided virtual needle tracking used to perform percutaneous radiofrequency ablations (RFA) in...
Excerpt: The Cleveland Clinic performed a single-center, randomize, controlled trial to test the use of Infiniti Plus ™ Needle Guidance System...
Thirty anaesthetists with varying levels of experience in performing regional nerve blocks participated in a crossover simulation study approved by...
Enhancing needle visualization during parasagittal approach in paravertebral block for patients undergoing simple mastectomy using in-plane,...
An ultrasound comparison experiment between the freehand and probe-guide technique was performed using a custom gelatin and olive phantom to compare...
In this feasibility study, the authors evaluate the practicality of fusion imaging between real-time ultrasound (US) and positron emission tomography...
One of the largest single-center studies comparing the yield and complication rate of 2,138 kidney biopsies was performed by Nephrologists in a...
One of the largest single-center studies comparing the yield and complication rate of 2,138 kidney biopsies was performed by Nephrologists in a...
The authors compared percutaneous liver biopsy procedures performed using free-hand ultrasound-guidance to those performed using electromagnetic...
In this phantom study, the authors evaluate accuracy and time required to perform a free-hand electromagnetic needle tracked biopsy using a...
Trial participants consisted of 25 anesthesiologists with more than 2 years of clinical experience and/or who received simulation training at the...
The authors hypothesized the use of an in-plane multi-angle needle guide would assist residents with novice ultrasound skills in performing a phantom...
A clinical study approved by the Chiba Medical Center Ethical Committee was performed to test a three-step method designed to overcome pitfalls...
In this article, the authors conducted a pre-clinical trial using a liver phantom with a corresponding CT dataset to evaluate the performance and...
The authors describe the use of the Infiniti Plus (CIVCO Medical Solutions, Kalona, IA) needle guidance system in the facilitation of spinal...
Abscess drainage under ultrasound guidance has advantages over using other imaging modalities. Real-time visualization of the area of interest and...
An in vivo swine study was performed to assess the overall targeting accuracy of an ultrasound system with navigation technology, electromagnetic...
In this publication, the authors report the process and outcome of a clinical study comparing the use of Infiniti™ needle guide (CIVCO, Kalona,...
To overcome two of the most significant barriers in providing a safe and efficient ultrasound-guided nerve block, a clinician must keep the needle in...
In this clinical investigation, the authors conduct a study to evaluate the accuracy and safety of electromagnetic needle tracking for use during...
The authors presented a correlation study using Computed Tomography (CT) that compared the differences between using a freehand and needle-guided...
The authors describe an artifact noted on ultrasound-guided FNA specimens and the artifact was proven to be associated with certain types of...
In this publication, the authors from the Keck School of Medicine of USC report the process and outcome of a clinical study comparing the use of an...
The authors describe an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacian complex (BCC) in Neonatal Unit and Intensive Care Unit patients in Argentina, between April...
The authors describe an outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia bacteremia in 4 hospitals across Australia between the dates of March 2017 and May 2017....
To monitor the electrode tip during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of a thyroid nodule with Moving-shot Technique.
A 49 year old male presented to the ultrasound department with a small, difficult-to-access psoas muscle abscess adjacent to the right common iliac...
This study tested the hypothesis that a needle guided technique (NG) would allow faster central venous catheter placement, better success rates and...
In this clinical case, the lesion is approached using a microconvex probe, with a trajectory that is almost parallel to the ultrasound beam. In such...
A juvenile patient underwent a complex foot osteomy. Postoperative pain management required the administration of a single-injection distal sciatic...
An 86 year-old-male with a history of metastatic colon cancer to the liver underwent multiple courses of chemotherapy over a period of three years....
A 62 year-old woman affected by systemic lupus erythematosus since she was 37, and taking corticosteroids, underwent abdominal ultrasound for a mild...
Case: 55 yo male with perforated appendicitis. Post-operative abscess developed (A) anterior to the rectum (R)
Patient presented with an abscess. Virtual tip tracking was useful for accurate placement and visualization of the instrument tip throughout the...
Patient presented with a recurring prostatic pelvic tumor. Utilizing Volume Navigation on the LOGIQ E9 allowed image fusion of CT and the ultrasound...
Ultrasound may provide a limited view of the hip joint, as it only allows identification of joint effusion, synovitis and some tears of the labrum....
Patient presented with a difficult-to-see liver abscess using conventional ultrasound. Intercostal access was aided by eTRAX Needle Tip Tracking,...
The patient presented with a difficult-to-see lesion using conventional ultrasound. Access was aided with image fusion and the use of eTRAX Needle...
The patient underwent a sensitive biopsy in a portion of the retroperitoneum. Electromagnetic needle tip tracking allowed continuous visualization of...
Using Volume Navigation on the LOGIQ E9, image fusion of 2D ultrasound and CT made it possible to visualize a difficult target. Using eTRAX Needle...
Patient presented with a small, superficial kidney lesion. The use of Volume Navigation on the LOGIQ E9, image fusion of ultrasound and CT was...
This ultrasound image demonstrates the potential for the visualization of the needle trajectory prior to insertion. This allows for ideal entry point...
Using Volume Navigation on the LOGIQ E9, image fusion of 2D ultrasound and PET slice of the colonic wall was possible. eTRAX Needle Tip Tracking was...
The purpose of our work is to describe accuracy, safety and potential uses of a new needle tracking system in musculo-skeletal US-guided percutaneous...
Patient presented with pancreas carcinoma with liver metastases. eTRAX is useful for visualization in non-neoplastic liver tissue.