Ultrasound

News Ultrasound

• Ultrasound aligns living cells in bioprinted tissues
  

  North Carolina State University researchers have developed a technique to improve the characteristics of engineered tissues by using ultrasound to align living cells during the biofabrication process. "We've reached the point where we are able to create medical products, such as knee implants, by pr more

• Focussed ultrasound used to improve effects of cancer drugs

  Researchers have made a breakthrough in more precisely targeting drugs to cancers. Using ultrasound and lipid drug carriers (liposomes), a multi-disciplinary team of biomedical engineers, oncologists, radiologists and anaesthetists at the University of Oxford have developed a new way to improve the more

• Oxygen therapy could help combat dementia in individuals with lung disease

  Breathing in additional oxygen improves the function of blood vessels in the brain of people with breathing difficulties caused by lung conditions, according to new research. These findings could have implications for future research aiming to prevent the development of diseases affecting the brain, 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