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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.

Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves in renal arteries reduce drug-resistant blood pressure

Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney produced a clinically meaningful drop in blood pressure in people whose hypertension did not respond to a triple cocktail of medications, reports a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian.

17 May 2021

Researchers use ultrasound to reduce COVID-19-related inflammation

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have begun a pilot clinical trial to test the efficacy of using ultrasound to stimulate the spleen and reduce COVID-19-related inflammation, decreasing the length of hospital stays.

13 May 2021

Point-of-care ultrasonography can improve the correctness of diagnosis in patients with acute dyspnea

Point-of-Care UltraSonography (POCUS) deployed during the emergency treatment of patients with acute dyspnea has enormous advantages over standard diagnostic pathways.

10 May 2021

Cardiac complications found to be rare in college athletes who contracted COVID-19

In a small study, researchers found college athletes who contracted COVID-19 rarely had cardiac complications. Most had mild COVID symptoms that did not require treatment, and in a small percentage of those with abnormal cardiac testing, there was no evidence of heart damage on special imaging tests.

10 May 2021

Using ultrasound and RNA-loaded nanoparticles to deliver potent medicine to brain tumors

RNA-based drugs have the potential to change the standard of care for many diseases, making personalized medicine a reality. This rapidly expanding class of therapeutics are cost-effective, fairly easy to manufacture, and able to go where no drug has gone before, reaching previously undruggable pathways.

7 May 2021

COVID-19 may impact the heart health of young, healthy adults

New research published in Experimental Physiology highlight the possible long term health impacts of COVID-19 on young, relatively healthy adults who were not hospitalized and who only had minor symptoms due to the virus.

7 May 2021

3D-printed fetus models allow surgeons to identify potential obstacles, reduce risks of surgery

A state-of-the-art in-utero procedure allows surgeons to correct a birth defect on developing babies inside the womb. But operating on a mother and her unborn child at the same time can be challenging and unpredictable.

7 May 2021

Ultrasound technique provides a new way to diagnose circulation problems in the placenta

A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy.

5 May 2021

New device uses harmless light particles for real-time monitoring of newborn babies' brains

An estimated 500,000 babies born around the world each year develop unnecessary brain damage that could be treated if caught in time – but monitoring these infants' delicate brains is extremely difficult.

30 Apr 2021

SCAI releases expert consensus statement on best practices in cardiac catheterization lab

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has released an expert consensus statement providing cardiologists, cath lab directors, and hospital leadership guidance for contemporary cath lab standards.

28 Apr 2021

Leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves to diagnose, treat brain ailments

A team of engineering researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology hopes to uncover new ways to diagnose and treat brain ailments, from tumors and stroke to Parkinson's disease, leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves.

28 Apr 2021

Foot assessments can help detect atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes

Atrial fibrillation can be detected during annual foot assessments in patients with diabetes, according to research presented today at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

26 Apr 2021

Study highlights need to integrate critical care-specific needs into disaster response planning

Natural disasters, terrorism attacks, mass shootings and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of disaster response planning throughout the healthcare system.

23 Apr 2021

FDA approves clinical trials to test the safety of cancer-detection technology

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved human clinical trials to test the safety of cancer-detection technology developed at Case Western Reserve University: a tumor-targeting contrast agent that accurately detects aggressive prostate cancer in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

22 Apr 2021

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Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves in renal arteries reduce drug-resistant blood pressure

Researchers use ultrasound to reduce COVID-19-related inflammation

Point-of-care ultrasonography can improve the correctness of diagnosis in patients with acute dyspnea

Cardiac complications found to be rare in college athletes who contracted COVID-19

Using ultrasound and RNA-loaded nanoparticles to deliver potent medicine to brain tumors

COVID-19 may impact the heart health of young, healthy adults

3D-printed fetus models allow surgeons to identify potential obstacles, reduce risks of surgery

Ultrasound technique provides a new way to diagnose circulation problems in the placenta

New device uses harmless light particles for real-time monitoring of newborn babies' brains

SCAI releases expert consensus statement on best practices in cardiac catheterization lab

Leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves to diagnose, treat brain ailments

Foot assessments can help detect atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes

Study highlights need to integrate critical care-specific needs into disaster response planning

FDA approves clinical trials to test the safety of cancer-detection technology

Researchers examine if a naturally occurring protein can be used to prevent sight loss from glaucoma

3D-printed anatomical finger model offers procedural guidance of trigger finger injections

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Five-year study aims to improve health of patients with cystic fibrosis across their growing lifespan

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