In A Nutshell MIT researchers built a portable ultrasound device weighing just over one pound that images more than 4 inches ...

There is no direct contact with the patient's skin other than the saline mist which delivers the ultrasound to the tissue. The patient feels only a cool mist, which is painless. The saline can be ...

In 2017 the NC State researchers described a new type of blood clot buster – an ultrasound transducer that could be inserted into a vein, where it directs low-frequency ultrasound towards a clot. A ...

Blood platelet aggregation with epinephrine (a) and low-frequency ultrasound (b) in vitro. In (b), two samples are sonicated with ultrasound at 60 W electric power (pink, red) and two samples are ...

Results from a pilot clinical trial evaluating the safety and feasibility of repeated focused ultrasound-induced blood–brain barrier (BBB) opening combined with the monoclonal antibody drug Avastin ...

For people who are at high risk of developing breast cancer, frequent screenings with ultrasound can help detect tumors early ...

The ultrasound market has grown rapidly following the introduction of the first digital ultrasound by GE in 2000. Ultrasound technology has shifted from static-based to dynamic and from black and ...