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For children with autism and a class of genetic disorders, exposure to diagnostic ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy is linked to increased autism severity, according to a study by researchers at UW Medicine, UW Bothell and Seattle Children’s Research Institute. The study published Sept. 1 in Autism Research studied the variability of symptoms … Continue reading Genetic vulnerability, exposure to ultrasound may predispose to increased autism severity

Ultrasound imaging is used around the world to help visualize developing babies and diagnose diseases. Sound waves bounce off the tissues, revealing their different densities and shapes. The next step in ultrasound technology is to image not just anatomy, but specific cells and molecules deeper in the body, such as those associated with tumors or … Continue reading Designing ultrasound tools with Lego-like proteins

Researchers in Brazil have released imaging findings of the effects of the Zika virus on babies and fetuses infected with the virus. The researchers used Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and ultrasound imaging to investigate the wide array of effects on the brain, including microcephaly. The report was published in the August 2016 … Continue reading Findings of Zika Virus Effects Detailed in Special Imaging Report

NEW YORK, July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The medical ultrasound systems market, with its developing handheld and portable technologies, grew to $6.5 billion in 2015, according to Kalorama Information.  Ultrasound continues to be a low-cost and effective imaging technology that can help radiologists and other healthcare providers gather significant clinical data about patients.  Ultrasound is safe, … Continue reading Kalorama: Medical Ultrasound Systems Market Grows to $6.5 Billion

Wiseguyreports.Com Adds “Color Ultrasound Machine -Market Demand, Growth, Opportunities, and analysis of Top Key Player Forecast to 2020” To Its Research Database. The China Color Ultrasound Machine Industry 2016 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Color Ultrasound Machine industry. The report provides a basic overview of … Continue reading Color Ultrasound Machine Industry Sales, Supply and Consumption 2016 Analysis and Forecasts to 2020

A French therapeutic ultrasound company has announced the results of a German trial of its ecotherapy technology that have confirmed its effectiveness in the destruction of Breast FibroAdenoma nodules. The results of the Breast FibroAdenoma (BFA) trial in which 27 patients were enrolled, were presented at the German Congress of Senology in Dresden, Germany, at … Continue reading Results Confirm Effectiveness of Echotherapy for Breast Fibroadenoma

The results of a Swedish study have shown that the addition of 3D Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) to a Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) screening program could reduce the likelihood of interval cancers. Interval breast cancer cases are those cancers that are found within one year after a women undergoes a mammographic screening that has resulted … Continue reading FFDM Breast Cancer Screening Combined with 3D ABUS to Reduce the Incidence of Interval Cancer