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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.

Circulating microparticle proteins predict placenta accreta spectrum before delivery

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports reported that circulating microparticle (CMP) proteins predict pregnancies complicated by placenta accreta spectrum (PAS).

9 Jan 2023

FUJIFILM Europe urology solutions demonstrated at ERUS 2022

FUJIFILM Europe exhibited at the annual meeting of the European Association of Urology Robotic Urology Section (ERUS). ERUS22 took place at the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona from the 26th to the 28th of October.

From FUJIFILM Corporation 5 Jan 2023

Precise 3D imaging can help measure radiation during cancer treatment

Radiation, used to treat half of all cancer patients, can be measured during treatment for the first time with precise 3D imaging developed at the University of Michigan.

3 Jan 2023

Cardiac MRI of individuals with acute or post-acute COVID-19

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, researchers in Italy reported cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) findings in individuals with myocarditis-like syndrome during the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection (AMCovS) and post-acute phase (cPACS).

3 Jan 2023

Insulin-like peptide 3 may be a predictor of hypogonadism and age-associated morbidity in older males

Researchers evaluated whether insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) could predict hypogonadism and age-associated morbidity in older males.

3 Jan 2023

Improved targeting method personalizes MRI-guided HIFU for the treatment of tremor patients

UT Southwestern physicians have developed an improved targeting method, four-tract tractography, to personalize MRI-guided, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) used at UTSW to treat medication refractory tremor in essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.

27 Dec 2022

Wearable skin patch could help clinicians diagnose tumors, organ malfunction and more

Novel skin patch capable of deep detection of hemoglobin and core temperature.

22 Dec 2022

New robotic bronchoscopy may be safer and more effective way to perform lung nodule biopsies

Lung nodule biopsies performed with new robotic bronchoscopy technology may be safer and more effective than those done by traditional methods, a study by researchers at UT Southwestern suggests.

20 Dec 2022

User-friendly complete system for more targeted, effective thermal ablation of tumors

Image-guided thermal ablation therapy is a patient-friendly, minimally invasive, and cost-effective tumor treatment method.

19 Dec 2022

ACMG's new guideline strongly recommends the use of noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released a new Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (EBG), "Noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities in a general-risk population: An evidence-based clinical guideline of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics."

16 Dec 2022

High-speed 5G network effective in providing telerehabilitation and teletreatment in remote community

Japan's population is rapidly aging. As a result, new challenges have emerged as an increased number of elderly people, many of whom live in isolated parts of the country, need medical and nursing care despite inadequate medical resources.

16 Dec 2022

New project on ultrasound device for treatment of neuropathic pain to receive NIH funding

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine, in collaboration with Albany Medical College in New York, are among seven institutions nationwide selected to receive funding from the National Institutes of Health for their innovative pilot projects to enable new medical devices to diagnose and treat both acute and chronic disorders from neuropathic pain to mental illness.

15 Dec 2022

Virginia Tech researchers receive three grants to study the effects of ultra-processed foods

Scientists in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are investigating the effects of ultra-processed foods on the human body using a variety of research tools.

13 Dec 2022

Study may allow patients with multiple breast lesions to consider breast-conserving therapy as treatment option

Patients with multiple tumors in the same breast who underwent a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy had local recurrence rates comparable to those historically observed in patients with a single tumor, according to results from the ACOSOG Z11102 (Alliance) prospective phase II clinical trial, which were presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 6-10, 2022.

9 Dec 2022

Multi-stage HIV vaccine regimen shows promising results in Phase 1 clinical trial

The George Washington University Vaccine Research Unit in partnership with Scripps Research, IAVI, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC) and the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Vaccine Research Center published the results of their Phase 1 Clinical Trial in Science.

8 Dec 2022

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Circulating microparticle proteins predict placenta accreta spectrum before delivery

FUJIFILM Europe urology solutions demonstrated at ERUS 2022

Precise 3D imaging can help measure radiation during cancer treatment

Cardiac MRI of individuals with acute or post-acute COVID-19

Insulin-like peptide 3 may be a predictor of hypogonadism and age-associated morbidity in older males

Improved targeting method personalizes MRI-guided HIFU for the treatment of tremor patients

Wearable skin patch could help clinicians diagnose tumors, organ malfunction and more

New robotic bronchoscopy may be safer and more effective way to perform lung nodule biopsies

User-friendly complete system for more targeted, effective thermal ablation of tumors

ACMG's new guideline strongly recommends the use of noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities

High-speed 5G network effective in providing telerehabilitation and teletreatment in remote community

New project on ultrasound device for treatment of neuropathic pain to receive NIH funding

Virginia Tech researchers receive three grants to study the effects of ultra-processed foods

Study may allow patients with multiple breast lesions to consider breast-conserving therapy as treatment option

Multi-stage HIV vaccine regimen shows promising results in Phase 1 clinical trial

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