Ultrasound

News Ultrasound

• Swimming upstream on sound waves
  

  ETH researchers are among the first scientists to have succeeded in propelling microvehicles against a fluid flow using ultrasound. In future, these tiny vehicles are set to be introduced into the human bloodstream, thereby revolutionising the field of medicine. At some point, microvehicles that are more

• Millimetre-precision drug delivery to the brain
  

  Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method for concentrating and releasing drugs in the brain with pinpoint accuracy. This could make it possible in the future to deliver psychiatric and cancer drugs and other medications only to those regions of the brain where this is medically desirable. T more

• “Honey, I shrunk the detector”
  

  Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the world’s smallest ultrasound detector. It is based on miniaturized photonic circuits on top of a silicon chip. With a size 100 times smaller than an average human hair, the new detector can visual more

Videos Ultrasound

Using Lung Ultrasound to Diagnose Pneumonia

Lung ultrasound may be a safe substitute for chest x-ray when diagnosing pneumonia in children. more

Ultrasound drug delivery

Using ultrasound waves, researchers have found a way to enable rapid delivery of drugs to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This approach could make it easier to deliver drugs to patients suffering from GI disorders. more

Spatial Control of Gene Expression by Nanocarriers

Spatial Control of Gene Expression by Nanocarriers Using Heparin Masking and Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubble Destruction. Beata Chertok describes the fundamentals of gene therapy, and then notes how the two-step process - surface masking followed by the use of microbubbles and ultrasound to acti ... more

Publications Ultrasound

• Can ultrasound measures of intrinsic foot muscles and plantar soft tissues predict future diabetes-related foot disease? A systematic review

  by Troy Morrison, Sara Jones, Ryan S. Causby, Kerry Thoirs Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with hyperglycaemia and advanced glycosylation end-products. In the foot, the consequences of chronic or uncontrolled diabetes are micro and macrovascular disease, neuropathy, reduced join more

• Noninvasive blood tests for fetal development predict gestational age and preterm delivery

  Noninvasive blood tests that provide information about fetal development and gestational age could potentially improve prenatal care. Ultrasound, the current gold standard, is not always affordable in low-resource settings and does not predict spontaneous preterm birth, a leading cause of infant de more

• Energies, Vol. 11, Pages 1456: Esterification of Jatropha Oil with Isopropanol via Ultrasonic Irradiation

  Energies, Vol. 11, Pages 1456: Esterification of Jatropha Oil with Isopropanol via Ultrasonic Irradiation Energies doi: 10.3390/en11061456 Authors: Chia-Chi Chang Syuan Teng Min-Hao Yuan Dar-Ren Ji Ching-Yuan Chang Yi-Hung Chen Je-Lueng Shie Chungfang Ho Sz-Ying Tian Cesar more