Oncology & Cancer
Ultrasound may help breach pancreatic cancer defenses
Pancreatic cancer, aside from being notoriously undetectable in its early stages, is also hard to eradicate after it's discovered.
Dec 17, 2021
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News tagged with ultrasound device
Medical research
Doctors devise method of testing blood pressure using ultrasound
(PhysOrg.com) -- In what can only be described as insightful, two doctors from The Netherlands, working with Italian imaging companies, have devised a means to use ultrasound to measure blood pressure. The technology, more ...
Cardiology
Simultaneous acoustic energy transfer and communication in neuroscience and cardiovascular medicine
Implantable medical devices including cardiac pacemakers and brain pacemakers are increasingly prevalent, although replacing their batteries surgically is a drawback for long-term functionality and patient health. Current ...
Radiology & Imaging
Scientists fashion tiny 'lyre' to ensure medical imaging systems are in tune
Skoltech researchers have created a solution for quick functional checks of optoacoustic microscopes and tomographs. These are diagnostic devices that use harmless laser irradiation and ultrasound waves instead of X-rays ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Clinical trial demonstrates focused ultrasound can deliver antibody therapy to breast cancer metastases in the brain
In a first-in-world clinical trial, researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, have demonstrated that magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound can be used to safely deliver antibody therapy ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
FDA approves high-tech sound wave surgery for common Parkinson's symptoms
The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved an incisionless form of brain surgery to treat advanced Parkinson's disease after successful testing at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and other sites.
Nov 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Severity of facial wrinkles may predict bone density in early menopause
A news study finds that the worse a woman's skin wrinkles are during the first few years of menopause, the lower her bone density is.
Jun 5, 2011
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Medical research
Ultrasound being used to treat fractures
(Medical Xpress) -- Ultrasound, the diagnostic tool first developed at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the 1950s to scan the body, is now being used in its fracture clinic to help heal fractured bones and speed up the recovery ...
Radiology & Imaging
AI can now detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images
Artificial intelligence can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images, much like facial recognition software can spot a face in a crowd, new research shows.
Mar 20, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ultrasound device might be a mood booster
(HealthDay)—Imagine putting on special ultrasound headphones and cheering up when you're feeling blue. Such a device could someday be an option, a new small study suggests.
Aug 9, 2013
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