Ultrasonography is a noninvasive imaging technique used for real-time imaging. This versatile technique is used as a reliable diagnostic tool in various modalities. The conventional liquid gel used in ...

The bacteria Burkholderia cepacia was detected in distributed bottles of Eco-Med Pharmaceutical’s nonsterile, multiuse ultrasound gel, which is used to help transmit sound waves during ultrasound ...

CORALVILLE, Iowa, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CIVCO Medical Solutions, a leader in ultrasound infection control, announces an innovative solution that removes gel from ultrasound procedures.

This time, I want to talk about something very subtle, but something I consider quite important for ultrasound-guided ...

In 2017, Emalee Morem was 40 weeks pregnant with her first child. At the urging of her providers, she had an extra ultrasound, just to make sure the baby was OK. After the scan, Morem and her husband ...

HealthDay News — Hospitals, clinics and health-care professionals should immediately stop using Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel due to risk of bacterial contamination in certain ...

Guidelines have been proposed by epidemiologists to reduce the risk of infection from contaminated gels. The recommendations are based on the authors' own experiences with an outbreak traced to ...

"Ultrasound is a critical healthcare tool used every day in both diagnostic and interventional procedures," said Paul Chittick, MD, lead author of the study. "Although contaminated gel has been the ...

(HealthDay News) — An atypical presentation of contact dermatitis due to ultrasound gel has been reported in a 67-year-old male patient. The case report was published online September 8 in the Journal ...