The Break Wave system for extracorporeal lithotripsy via ultrasound showed early efficacy with minimal anesthesia in a pilot trial. In a separate trial, ultrasonic propulsion repositioned and ...

A vaginal ultrasound, also called a transvaginal ultrasound, is a type of medical imaging that looks for abnormalities inside ...

The FDA approved an ultrasound procedure to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s that can be performed in an outpatient setting, according to a Nov. 17 news release from Charlottesville-based University of ...

Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound is a treatment option for patients with essential tremor or tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease who have not benefited from medication or are not willing ...

Brain cancers are notoriously difficult to treat because most chemotherapy drugs can't breach the blood-brain barrier, a microscopic layer of cells that protect the brain from toxins. But researchers ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Sixty-nine patients with Parkinson's disease received focused-ultrasound treatment in a randomized trial. Almost 70% responded favorably to the treatment. Thirty-nine of the ...

Ultrasound is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 140 million ultrasound procedures performed every year.1 These procedures are highly variable, spanning many areas ...

Endoscopic ultrasound procedure (EUS) is a minimally-invasive procedure using an endoscope with an ultrasound camera at the tip of it to evaluate the layers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. With ...

Emerson Hospital and Middlesex Digestive Health and Endoscopy Center announced that endoscopic ultrasound procedures are now offered at Emerson Hospital in Concord. The EUS device is the latest in ...

Ultrasound scans are not a typical diagnostic tool for stomach ulcers. However, healthcare professionals may use them to track treatment progress and identify large ulcers. Ultrasound scans use sound ...