Ultrasound technology detects and treats kidney stones
In space, the risk of developing kidney stones is exacerbated by environmental conditions. The health risk is also greater because resource limitations and distance from Earth restrict treatment...
View ArticleUltrasound technology effective in detecting cirrhosis resulting from...
Mayo Clinic researchers have confirmed the excellent accuracy of ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) in diagnosing cirrhosis of the liver due to the recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
View ArticleNew imaging technique moves from lab to clinic
Photoacoustic tomography can 'see' in color and detail several inches beneath the skin, using a combination of light and sound waves. Photographing inside the body is difficult because light photons...
View ArticleNew bioreactor prototype evaluates tissue while engineering it
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype bioreactor, or device used to culture cells and engineer tissues, that can stimulate and evaluate...
View ArticleWearable brain scanner determines user "overload"
Researchers at MIT are developing a wearable and portable brain monitor that tells a computer when its user is mentally overwhelmed. The system detects when a person is multitasking and tells the...
View ArticleGetting under your skin: researchers peer inside tissue
Recently, Washington University at St. Louis researchers employed a novel holographic technique to see inside tissue. By recording what happens to scattered light emerging from tissue, the group was...
View ArticleAcoustic Tweezers
A dime-sized device created by a Penn State research team has the ability to manipulate single cells and entire small organisms using ultrasound. The “acoustic tweezers” use simple electronics to...
View ArticleHearing better with light, seeing better with sound
It’s been known for a long time that shining strong light on something causes it to give off sound waves. (beat, beat) What?!? Perhaps you, too, failed to notice dulcet tones emanating from metal...
View ArticleUltra-cheap, more portable ultrasound prototype a potential maternal lifesaver
Around the world, 250,000 women die every year because of complications from pregnancy and childbirth, a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries....
View ArticleDistrict Court Awarded Ultrasound Device Maker Verasonics $5.6 Million And...
The United States District Court of Western District of Washington entered a judgment in a trade secret case, Verasonics, Inc. v. Alpinion Medical Systems Co., Ltd. (Case No. 2:14-cv-01820-JCC). The...
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