ACUSON SC 2000 ultrasound system (Siemens) is launched

A new study shows that automated breast volume sonography (ABVS), or 3D ultrasound, significant improves detection of Breast Cancer compared to hand-held ultrasound. This study on 212 patients revealed that 3D Ultrasound agreed with the hand-held ultrasound system in spotting 15 suspicious lesions, but also uncovered 12 additional suspicious lesions and excluded 3 suspicious lesions. A five-year retrospective study on 26,741 mammograms made using ultrasound also revealed that ultrasound helped identify 141 new breast cancers in mammographically negative cases. Results were presented at the 2012 ARRS Annual Meeting. Siemens have introduced the ACUSON SC 2000 ultrasound system at the ACC 2011 meeting which is intended to simplify echocardiology workflow and reduce exam times in both 2D routine exams and volumetric imaging and analysis. The system received FDA 510 (k) approval September 2010