Society for Vascular Ultrasound Publishes June 2005 Issue of the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound

LANHAM, MD, June 10, 2005 – The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) has published the second quarter June 2005 issue of The Journal for Vascular Ultrasound (JVU), its quarterly peer-reviewed journal.

This June JVU issue features 5 scientific articles and 2 case reports. Among these is the scientific paper that won an award last year at the 2004 Society for Vascular Ultrasound’s 27th Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. The first Dr. Alex Chao - Young Investigator’s Award for excellence in a scientific research paper in vascular technology was presented to Patrick Stone, MD, Chief General Surgery Resident at West Virginia University (Charleston Division). Dr. Stone won this prestigious award for his scientific paper on “ Selective Use of Duplex Ultrasound after Successful Thrombin Injection of Pseudoaneurysms.” The 2004 Dr. Alex Chao Award was sponsored by Philips Ultrasound, Bothell, WA.

The Dr. Alex Chao - Young Investigator’s Award is a new SVU award started in 2004 and dedicated in memory of Dr. Alex Chao, a vascular surgeon who died on April 22, 2004 at the age of 37 of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) acquired from a patient he had treated in Singapore. SARS first emerged in Southern China in 2002. SARS has infected more than 8,000 people in nearly 30 countries and killed nearly 800. Dr. Chao had strong links with Australia and at the time of his death, he was actively promoting linkage between the Australian Society for Vascular Ultrasound in Medicine and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound with the Medical Ultrasound Society of Singapore.

Other scientific articles in the 2005 June issue of the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound include:

• Are There Long-Term Consequences of Iliac Artery Trauma During Endograft Implantation? Results of Serial Duplex Ultrasound Follow-up, Bernardo Mendoza; George H. Meier; Kathleen Carter; Courtney Nelms; Dulcie Chaler; Felicia Beedie; L. Richard Sprouse
• Femoral Artery Blood Flow in Infants and Children, K. Kröger; J. Nettelrodt; C. Müntjes; U. Neudorf; A. Feuersenger; A. A. Schmaltz
• Upper-Extremity Venous Duplex Evaluation, Kari A. Olmsted
• The American Vascular Association Screening Program: Rationale, Method, Guidelines, and Progress, George S. Lavenson Jr.

For more information on subscribing to the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound go to www.svunet.org/JVU/index.htm or call 1-800-788-8346. Individual copies of JVU are available for purchase for $25 for SVU members, $40 for non-members. Reprints of all of the articles in this June issue of JVU are available by contacting Delia Barrett at 800-352-2210 ext 8175 or via email at dbarrett@tsp.sheridan.com.

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Founded in 1977, the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) is the only professional organization completely dedicated to the advancement of non-invasive vascular technology used in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease. SVU is comprised of more than 3,900 vascular technologists, physicians, and other allied health professionals. SVU offers vascular ultrasound educational programs, publications, networking opportunities, and legislative/regulatory advocacy representation. SVU publishes the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound; a unique and well-respected quarterly scientific journal dedicated to vascular ultrasound, and e-Spectrum, a monthly member electronic newsletter. Visit www.svunet.org.