Dear Ultrasound Insider,
While operative hysteroscopy is a gold standard for diagnosing and treating endometrial pathology, the technique has the drawback of requiring conscious sedation or general anesthesia. Sonohysterography, however, can be performed in an outpatient setting, is more comfortable for patients, and costs less.
The method, when used with endometrial biopsy, could be an acceptable alternative to hysteroscopy, according to research presented at the recent annual convention of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) in San Diego.
As an Ultrasound Insider subscriber, you have access to this Insider Exclusive story before it's published for the rest of our AuntMinnie.com members. To learn more about the benefits of sonohysterography with endometrial biopsy, click here.
In other stories featured this month in the Ultrasound Digital Community, a research team led by Dr. Brian Garra of the University of Vermont School of Medicine in Burlington found that training nonmedical personnel to perform simple volume ultrasound scanning protocols could produce effective results. For that article, click here.
Also, Susan L. Murphey of consulting firm Essential Ergonomics has contributed an article on how lean principles and ergonomics can aid in the management of imaging practices. You can find that article here.
In addition, tissue Doppler echocardiography was recently found to best standard echocardiography in predicting heart failure. Also, several U.S. researchers are reinforcing the message that ultrasound contrast agents are safe, despite last year's black box warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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