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Image: UAMS researcher William Culp, MD, (right), and Doug Wilson of UALR (left) have developed a device to treat stroke (Photo courtesy of UAMS/UALR Office of Communications).

Clot-Buster Ultrasound Device May Become Best Treatment Option for Stroke Patients

A new device is being developed to treat stroke more effectively. The new technology fits on the head similar to a halo and delivers therapy to rapidly bust clots that cause stroke.  More...
01 Sep 2014
Image: Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b depict the guided signals in the intact and fractured long bones, respectively. These images shows an (a) intact and (b) 1-mm width 100% depth fracture (Photo courtesy of Science China Press).

Quantitative Ultrasound Shown to Optimize Assessment of Long Bone Fracture

Research has revealed that mode conversion of ultrasonic-guided waves can quantitatively indicate the fracture degree of long cortical bone, which may provide a new way of evaluating long bone fracture and monitor healing.    More...
27 Aug 2014
Image: Ultrasound image of the morphology of a chitosan nerve conduit in a rat model of sciatic nerve defects at three weeks after modeling (Photo courtesy of Neural Regeneration Research journal).

Evaluating Chitosan Nerve Conduits That Bridge Sciatic Nerve Defects Visualized Using Ultrasound Imaging

The first use of ultrasound has been used by Chinese researchers to noninvasively observe the changes in chitosan nerve conduits implanted in lab rats over time.   More...
27 Aug 2014
ge: Graphic of the way trans-Atlantic robot-assisted ultrasound is performed (Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai).

Telerobotic Approach Provides Virtual Ultrasound Evaluations for Physicians, Hospitals, and Communities

An American physician, while in Germany, used a computer to perform a robot-assisted transatlantic ultrasound exam on a person in Boston.  More...
26 Aug 2014

Wider Use of Ultrasound Screening in Asymptomatic People Recommended to Treat Vascular Disease

Data presented at a recent international angiology congress emphasized the benefits of ultrasound screening in identifying early signs of vascular disease in otherwise low- to moderate-risk asymptomatic individuals, with the potential to cut in half the incidence of stroke and heart attacks.   More...
25 Aug 2014
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Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Application Now Has Dual Probe Technology

With the first of its kind two-in-one probe, a pocket-sized ultrasound system now supports many core point-of-care ultrasound procedures to help clinicians with more effective triage and precision in patient management.  More...
25 Aug 2014
Image: Ultrasound image of the Circle of Willis (Photo courtesy of the Swedish Cerebrovascular Center, Seattle, WA, USA).

New Approaches for Transcanial Ultrasound Used for the Treatment of Brain Tumors and Targeted Drug Delivery

A study completed by a Finnish researcher provides new insights into the limitations and potential new directions for the future advancement of transcranial ultrasound therapy.   More...
17 Aug 2014
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MedImaging channel of MedImaging offers comprehensive coverage of medical sonography in its Ultrasound channel dealing with diagnostic and obstetric sonography, palliative applications (MRgFUS), as well as reports on scanners and transducers.