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Ultrasound is a procedure in which high-energy sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine, forming a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. Also called ultrasonography.

Physiotherapy for hip osteoarthritis questioned

Hip osteoarthritis is a prevalent and costly chronic musculoskeletal condition. Clinical guidelines recommend physiotherapy as treatment, although its effectiveness has never been proven.

22 May 2014

CINVESTAV creates stereoscopic vision lenses for blind to navigate more easily

Combining computational geometry, artificial intelligence, geo and ultrasound techniques, among others, scientists from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) created a device to help people with low vision or blindness to navigate more easily.

20 May 2014

Low risk prostate cancer not always low risk

More and more men who believe they have low-risk prostate cancers are opting for active surveillance, forgoing treatment and monitoring the cancer closely with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests, digital rectal exams and ultrasounds at regular intervals to see if their tumors are growing. Nearly 400 men are now enrolled in the UCLA Active Surveillance program, the largest in Southern California.

19 May 2014

Researchers identify heart-specific form of protein that protects against irregular heartbeats

Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have identified a heart-specific form of a protein, BIN1, responsible for sculpting tiny folds in pockets that are present on the surface of heart muscle cells.

19 May 2014

Global market for noninvasive brain monitors to exceed US $250 million in 2019

Several companies are pursuing noninvasive monitors capable of rendering and reporting relative values of key brain health indicators, including intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral tissue oxygenation and cerebral blood flow, without the need to disturb the cranium.

14 May 2014

Esaote gets FDA clearance to market Virtual Navigator fusion imaging technology for ultrasound

Esaote North America announced today that it has received FDA clearance to market and sell its Virtual Navigator fusion imaging technology for ultrasound.

12 May 2014

Syneron Candela looks at latest non-invasive body shaping technologies

Join Syneron Candela for an extraordinary look at the latest non-invasive body shaping technologies on May 31, 2014 with renowned plastic surgeon Stephen Mulholland, MD.

12 May 2014

MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat pain from bone metastases

InSightec Ltd, the leader in magnetic resonance imaging guided Focused Ultrasound therapy (MRgFUS), announced that the results of its ExAblate® Phase III clinical trial for treating painful bone metastases have been published online in the JNCI, Journal of National Cancer Institute.

8 May 2014

Researchers to develop unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement

Significant funding from NIBIB has enabled researchers to develop a unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement such as needle biopsies, central line insertion, and local anesthesia.

8 May 2014

Breast tomosynthesis after mammography screening may lessen use of biopsies, ultrasound

Breast tomosynthesis in the diagnostic workup for one- or two-view focal asymmetry detected at screening mammography resulted in less use of ultrasound, fewer biopsies, and higher positive predictive value for cancer than when diagnostic exams involved only 2D mammography, according to a study conducted at the University of Virginia.

8 May 2014

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement experience fewer complications

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement via fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guidance experienced significantly fewer complications at 1 year post-insertion than did patients whose catheters were placed laparoscopically.

8 May 2014

BIOTRONIK's Entovis pacemaker system gets FDA approval

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical devices, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for its Entovis pacemaker system with ProMRI technology.

7 May 2014

HOYA’s revenues increase 19.9% to 115,224 million yen in Q4 2014

HOYA Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended March 31, 2014. During the quarter, revenues increased 19.9% to 115,224 million yen compared with the same period last year.

7 May 2014

Johns Hopkins to use $65 million gift to expand Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins will use a $65 million gift toward the construction of a new patient care building that will be named for the late Albert P. “Skip” Viragh, Jr., a Maryland mutual fund investment leader and philanthropist.

7 May 2014

New phase III clinical trial shows non-invasive focused ultrasound treatment relieves cancer pain

When cancer progresses and spreads to the bone, patients often suffer debilitating pain. Now, a new phase III clinical trial shows that non-invasive magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound treatment that heats the cancer within the bone, relieves pain and improves function for most patients when other treatment options are limited.

6 May 2014

Liver cancer screening in cirrhosis patients improves survival rates

Liver cancer survival rates could be improved if more people with cirrhosis are screened for tumors using inexpensive ultrasound scans and blood tests, according to a review by doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

6 May 2014

Traditional first-line checks not good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in young firefighters

Traditional first-line checks of such heart disease risk factors as cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking habits aren’t nearly good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young firefighters, according to results of a small Johns Hopkins study.

2 May 2014

Noninvasive technique detects prostate cancer using an electronic nose

We may soon be able to make easy and early diagnoses of prostate cancer by smell. Investigators in Finland have established that a novel noninvasive technique can detect prostate cancer using an electronic nose. In a proof of principle study, the eNose successfully discriminated between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by "sniffing" urine headspace (the space directly above the urine sample). Results using the eNose are comparable to testing prostate specific antigen (PSA), reports the Journal of Urology.

1 May 2014

Drinking alcohol before pregnancy linked to intestinal birth defect

Women should refrain from drinking alcohol before they try to become pregnant, according to maternal-fetal medicine specialists at Loyola University Health System.

1 May 2014

Highly stressed people who eat lot of high-fat are more prone to health risks

New research out of UC San Francisco is the first to demonstrate that highly stressed people who eat a lot of high-fat, high-sugar food are more prone to health risks than low-stress people who eat the same amount of unhealthy food.

30 Apr 2014

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Physiotherapy for hip osteoarthritis questioned

CINVESTAV creates stereoscopic vision lenses for blind to navigate more easily

Low risk prostate cancer not always low risk

Researchers identify heart-specific form of protein that protects against irregular heartbeats

Global market for noninvasive brain monitors to exceed US $250 million in 2019

Esaote gets FDA clearance to market Virtual Navigator fusion imaging technology for ultrasound

Syneron Candela looks at latest non-invasive body shaping technologies

MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat pain from bone metastases

Researchers to develop unique technology to help physicians perform ultrasound-guided procedures involving needle placement

Breast tomosynthesis after mammography screening may lessen use of biopsies, ultrasound

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement experience fewer complications

BIOTRONIK's Entovis pacemaker system gets FDA approval

HOYA’s revenues increase 19.9% to 115,224 million yen in Q4 2014

Johns Hopkins to use $65 million gift to expand Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

New phase III clinical trial shows non-invasive focused ultrasound treatment relieves cancer pain

Liver cancer screening in cirrhosis patients improves survival rates

Traditional first-line checks not good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in young firefighters

Noninvasive technique detects prostate cancer using an electronic nose

Drinking alcohol before pregnancy linked to intestinal birth defect

Highly stressed people who eat lot of high-fat are more prone to health risks

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