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Image: Dr. Dom performing an ultrasound on a pregnant doe (Photo courtesy of Sulaiman Md Dom).

Prenatal Ultrasound Can Decrease Bone Density

A new study suggests that prolonged prenatal ultrasound exposure leads to decreased bone density and strength. More...
14 Apr 2017
Image: The new UCSR transducer and schematic of the axisymmetric cylindrical coordinate system (Photo courtesy of Feng Shan et al).

New Technology Improves Ultrasonic Tumor Ablation

A novel high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ultrasound transducer can be used to generate a steady, standing-wave field with a subwavelength-scale focal region and extremely high intensity. More...
13 Apr 2017
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Image: Medical microbubbles used to flag malignant cancer in women with ovarian or breast tumors (Photo courtesy of Stanford University School of Medicine).

Ultrasound Technique with Microbubbles Used to Visualize Tumors

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique, in a small, preliminary human clinical trial, that can diagnose human cancer without the need for a biopsy. More...
12 Apr 2017
Image: A collection of images obtained using REALiCE (Photo courtesy of ContextVision).

Patent Issued for 3D Skeletal Ultrasound Visualization Technology

A company has received a patent approval for a new 3D ultrasound skeletal visualization technology that can improve the chances of discovering skeletal irregularities in unborn babies than existing techniques. More...
28 Mar 2017
Image: The IOUS in use for guiding interventional procedure (Photo courtesy of SonoScape).

Intraoperative Ultrasound Good for Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery

As the only established cross-section imaging tool in the operation room for diagnosis and image-guided treatment, intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) is honed to the demands of open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery where continuous monitoring is needed to guide operations and update diagnostic information for the surgical team. More...
23 Mar 2017
Image: Focused ultrasound could treat tumors in moving organs, such as the liver (Photo courtesy of Fraunhofer MEVIS).

Focused Ultrasound Scalpel Could Destroy Liver Tumors

A new technique that allows an ultrasound (US) beam to be refocused in synchronization with breathing could help treat liver tumors more effectively, while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. More...
23 Mar 2017
Image: Liver disease assessment using the ultrasound ElastQ Imaging SWE functionality is faster and than a tissue biopsy, and noninvasive (Photo courtesy of Philips Healthcare).

FDA Approves Ultrasound Aimed at Liver Tissue Assessment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) has approved the use of new Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) functionality, with an existing family of ultrasound systems, for liver tissue-stiffness assessment. More...
21 Mar 2017
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