An ultrasound imaging technique called passive cavitation imaging was able to create an image and estimate the amount of a drug that crossed the blood-brain barrier to reach a specific location in the brain, according to ...
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Our first introduction to medical imaging occurs when a doctor asks us to have an X-ray or scan to investigate an injury, pain or symptom that cannot otherwise be explained. We can be overwhelmed when we see how complicated, ...
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(Medical Xpress) -- A new type of prostate cancer treatment, which uses sound waves to selectively target individual cancer sites, could provide an alternative to traditional treatment with significantly fewer side effects, ...
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The potential was hidden in plain sight, pretty much since the beginning of medical ultrasound. But it took an expert in earthquake waves to unearth the idea that sound waves reflected from human bodies could reveal not only ...
Sep 20, 2014
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A revolutionary medical technique using sound waves to identify osteoarthritis in the knee has been developed by researchers.
Oct 22, 2014
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Researchers have developed a new device that can be used to visualize how sound-induced vibrations travel through the ear. The technology is providing new insight into how the ear receives and processes sound waves and, with ...
Oct 17, 2018
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A research collaboration involving the University of Otago could change the lives of people living with seizures.
Mar 22, 2022
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In order to understand and detect diseases scientists and medical staff often rely on imaging methods such as ultrasound or X-ray. However, depending on the tissue the resolution and depth of the resulting image is limited ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Middle-ear implants that stimulate auditory nerves via the round window can improve hearing for many years. In most cases, these electronic hearing aids can be implanted and used without any problems. Complications are limited ...
Dec 17, 2020
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The sensory cells of the inner ear have tiny hairs called stereocilia that play a critical part in hearing. It has long been known that these stereocilia move sideways back and forth in a wave-like motion when stimulated ...
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