Dear AuntMinnie Member,
This past week saw two of the largest providers of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) scanners -- Fujifilm Sonosite and Butterfly Network -- clash in the legal arena, with Fujifilm Sonosite filing a lawsuit accusing Butterfly of violating its patents.
Both companies are heavyweights in the field of POCUS, where handheld ultrasound scanners are revolutionizing healthcare by bringing medical imaging to the patient's bedside. Fujifilm Sonosite was the first to launch a commercial POCUS scanner back in 1998, while Butterfly has come to the field more recently with a handheld scanner it sells for under $2,000. Stay tuned in our Ultrasound Community to find out how this battle develops.
Also in the community, be sure to check out a story on how ultrasound can be useful for the surveillance of small renal masses.
Be sure to check back in the community as we report from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting, set to start on Saturday in San Diego. Assistant Editor Amerigo Allegretto will be onsite at the show, so check back early and often!
CT radiomics for rectal cancer
Our CT Community has been chock-full of content this week, such as an article on a new study in which radiomics signatures derived from CT scans predicted response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Also, CT demonstrated its value during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is still some controversy around its performance. And, another vendor has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for photon-counting CT technology.
SalaryScan deadline
Finally, have you participated in our annual SalaryScan survey yet? It's open through midnight Sunday, March 13, giving you the chance to help us as we update our database on compensation and benefits in radiology. What's more, we're giving away $100 Amazon gift cards to five people drawn at random from those who submit completed surveys. Get started at salaryscansurvey.auntminnie.com.
