Today, an ultrasound scan can show a developing baby in remarkable detail. Doctors can estimate gestational age, check growth, examine anatomy, and assess the position of the placenta and baby. But ...

While ultrasound is one of the most common medical imaging tools, conventional electronic ultrasound devices tend to be bulky and cannot be used at the same time as some other imaging technologies. A ...

If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the patients spend in these ...

Ultrasound became established in medicine 60 years ago. The first remotely controllable ultrasound machine appeared 20 years ago. The next leap forward, toward an autonomous ultrasound system, is now ...

Physicians operate technological tools in their patient diagnostic workups and treatments. For example, ultrasound is used across specialties to help diagnose patients for an array of conditions – ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ultrasound experts today urged the health care community to work to expand utilization of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) in order to offer patients broader access to ...

Ultrasound can’t detect stomach ulcers as easily as other methods, like upper endoscopy. But since ultrasound is noninvasive, it might be beneficial in some situations, like detecting large ulcers or ...

A new ultrasound system that uses optical, instead of electronic components, could improve performance while giving doctors significantly more flexibility in how they use ultrasound to diagnose and ...

Barcelona, Spain: If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the patients ...