Breast imaging shines among ultrasound advances

November 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 11 Breast imaging shines among ultrasound advances Advances in automation and postprocessing pave way to vastly improved performance, productivity By Greg Freiherr Ultrasound will step into the politically charged environs of women's health and address the vagaries of today's financial challenges at this year's RSNA meeting. New products will promise diagnostic information to help clarify suspicious lesions found on screening mammograms. Workflow enhancements will boost productivity and reduce variability of results among users. The combination of real-time ultrasound data with previously captured CT and MR exams will put a new spin on interventional procedures, while miniaturization will open new opportunities for clinical usage. Of these, none will be more obvious on the RSNA exhibit floor than efforts by the major ultrasound manufacturers to reduce uncertainties raised during mammography screening. Vendors' pitches will hinge on the lower cost and greater availability of this modality compared with MR as they home in on methods to better characterize lesions uncovered by mammography. Toshiba will position its MicroPure technology as a possible way to better characterize microcalcifications. Philips will present its tissue aberration correction technology as a means for better visualizing tissue in fatty breasts. And Siemens will unveil a new automated ultrasound breast scanner that reduces operator dependence, particularly in dense breasts.

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