so we can use it as a guide during an interventional procedure - such as closing holes in the heart, ablating arrhythmias, or ballooning open a narrow valve. This ultrasound provides a more ...

Charlotte Nawijn, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Twente, has developed a new technique to improve ultrasound images of ...

The procedure can also help determine the stage of lung cancer. EBUS is a minimally invasive procedure in which a ...

Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound is a treatment option ... minimize potential heating near the scalp. Your heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen levels will be monitored throughout ...

A Chinese hospital specializing in cardiovascular care has widely applied a radiation-free percutaneous intervention method ...

We’d like to tell you about three heart screenings that could save your life. For example, you may be carrying a high level of a form of cholesterol called “lipoprotein a.” You inherit this and it ...

Denial or deferral of medical procedures such as cancer screenings and heart tests is increasingly common within Nebraska’s ...

“This procedure-called high intensity frequent ultrasound or HIFU uses about 1000 ultrasound beams to focus on a very small component on the brain thought to be responsible for essential tremo ...

Pregnant women covered by Medicaid are less likely to get an ultrasound exam that can diagnose heart defects in a fetus, a new study finds. "The 20-week ultrasound is hugely important in detecting ...

Norton Neuroscience Institute is the first and only facility in Kentucky to offer MRI-guided high-frequency focused ...

An ultrasound of the heart. Electrocardiogram (ECG): A test that measures the heart's electrical activity. Chest X-ray: An image of the chest and heart. Cardiac catheterization: A procedure that ...

Scientists are exploring a promising new way to help people with high blood pressure by using an ultrasound device to target ...