When most people think about an ultrasound, a hulking machine that gives doctors and parents views of a developing fetus typically comes to mind. But engineers are putting the technology—useful at ...

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin - When doctors in a remote African town warned a 20-something pregnant woman she was well past her due date, the Liberian patient agreed to have labor induced. But Dr. Simon ...

Ultrasonography is an incredibly useful tool in medicine, particularly in emergency departments. It usually takes under a minute for an ultrasonography tool to assess whether a critically injured ...

Greek scientist Elisa Konofagou, PhD, is a pioneer in the development of ultrasound method for diagnosis and treatment of ...

Recently I considered how breast ultrasound has the potential to enhance the sensitivity of screening for breast cancer in women with dense breasts. Having dense, or fibroglandular, breasts is a ...