What does IOUS stand for?

The intrahepatic tumor was confirmed by intraoperative ultrasound and by direct inspection of the liver.

Topics of the 15 contributions include abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, surveillance of deep vein thrombosis, insertion of central catheters, transcranial Doppler, treatment of fluid collections, intraoperative ultrasound of an organ, and breast biopsy.

The agreement provides for Synergetics to do the following: sell to Stryker certain assets associated with the marketing and sales of the Mutoh console and handpiece products; supply disposable ultrasonic instrument tips and certain other consumable products used in conjunction with the Sonopet/Omni([R]) ultrasonic aspirator console and handpieces; and pursue certain development projects for new products associated with Stryker's intraoperative ultrasound products.

Solutions proposed so far, intraoperative ultrasound, MRI, mobile (but in essence conventional) CT, and C-arms with 3D capabilities, have failed because they either are difficult to use, are expensive, produce poor images, or are incompatible with existing operating rooms.

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