In this prospective observational study, eyes of eight preterm infants with retinopathy of prematurity stage 2 and of eight preterm infants without retinopathy (gestational age <30 weeks, birth weight ...

June 7, 2012 (Lisbon, Portugal) — Internal jugular vein (IJV) abnormalities are a newly identified risk factor for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), a new study shows. In addition, color ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – The appearance of ovarian lesions on ultrasound is an effective predictor of cancer risk that can help women avoid unnecessary surgery, according to a new study published in the ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prominent contributor to cancer-related mortality worldwide. Early detection and diagnosis of liver cancer can significantly improve its prognosis and patient ...

Coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a key sign of coronary artery disease, namely how the coronary arteries that feed blood to the heart may adapt to various physiological situations such as exercise, ...

Ultrasound is widely used to detect breast cancer early, but misdiagnosis of benign lesions as malignant tumors sometimes leads to unnecessary biopsies. To tackle this problem, scientists conducted a ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2008;3(6):731-752. Color Doppler flow, although not useful for the differential diagnosis of other adnexal masses, can further characterize the masses in the case of ...

Left: 3D power-Doppler volumes overlaid on anatomical volumes of the myocardium in the left-anterior descending artery. Right: Absolute flow velocities estimated by 4D ultrafast ultrasound flow ...

Crimson tide: Ultrasonically encoded photoacoustic flow images of blood in a tube. (Courtesy: L Wang et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 111 204301) A new method for imaging the flow of blood has been developed ...

Ultrasound has a wide range of medical applications, including imaging, blood flow measurement, cancerous lesion detection, bone densitometry, and needle or catheter guidance. The ultrasound ...