Summer PROGRAM Online is Here
June 28, 2010 by letchells
Filed under Editor's Letter
Welcome to the summer edition of PROGRAM Online!
This issue includes interviews with a number of prominent sonographers and physicians, two veterinary features, introductions to new CIVCO team members, and a discussion of the future of ultrasound guidance in regional anesthesia. In short – PROGRAM Online is the perfect excuse to stay inside and read rather [...]
Regional Anesthesia Shifts to Ultrasound Guided Delivery
June 28, 2010 by letchells
Filed under Featured Article
While regional anesthesia has existed for many decades, the development of highly advanced ultrasound systems over the last 20 years has changed the specialty’s practice substantially. Traditional regional anesthesia delivery relied upon anatomical landmarks and peripheral nerve stimulation to identify nerve location and guide the clinician. Given the variability amongst people, and the difficulty of [...]
Ultrasound Plays Important Role in Chicken Ovarian Cancer Studies
June 28, 2010 by letchells
Filed under Wild Things
Our medical community has long struggled to find an appropriate animal model for the study of human ovarian cancer, a disease which causes 140,000 human deaths annually. In 2007, a medical research team revealed strong evidence that they’ve found that animal: chickens.
The interdisciplinary team from Rush University Medical Center, the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana [...]
CIVCO Transducer Covers Aid in Dolphin Studies
June 28, 2010 by letchells
Filed under Wild Things
In 2001, Jack and Donna Kassewitz founded the Miami-based Speak Dolphin Research Project. Speak Dolphin researches dolphin communication in multiple ways, including annual research expeditions to work with dolphins in their natural environment. Recently, Jack contacted CIVCO for a sample of our 610-015 transducer cover. During a routine conversation, Matt Mitchell, CIVCO Inside Sales Representative, [...]
CIVCO’s eTRAX™ Paired with Leading Ultrasound Systems
June 28, 2010 by letchells
Filed under eTRAX Update
CIVCO launched eTRAX, our breakthrough needle guidance system, at RSNA 2009. eTRAX features an electromagnetic sensor embedded into the needle tip, enabling real-time, 3D image-guided navigation in a variety of clinical settings, and is paired with a sterile sheath cover. “The eTRAX tool kit is unique in both its design and clinical versatility,” Dr. Bill [...]