''When it came to reducing the number of worked hours for each abdominal ultrasound procedure, N.C. Baptist Hospital turned Six Sigma methods to treat more patients without adding additional staff. If the process worked in manufacturing and business, ...'

''The combined use of two minimally invasive techniques—endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB)-- in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions has been shown to be more effective than either procedure alone and ...'

''DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering have adapted a three-dimensional ultrasound scanner that might guide minimally invasive brain surgeries and provide better detection of a brain tumor’s location. The “brain ...'

''Nice, France: Non-invasive screening of pregnant women with ultrasound early in pregnancy, combined with maternal blood analysis, has reduced the number of children born in Denmark with Down Syndrome by 50%, a scientist will tell the annual conference ...'

''Standards for the use of ultrasound as a screening tool to measure narrowing of the carotid artery may be too aggressive, resulting in some needless follow-up tests and procedures according to researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center. ...'

''OAK BROOK, Ill. -- A noninvasive ultrasound procedure effectively shrinks uterine fibroids and significantly relieves fibroid-related symptoms in women, according to the results of a multicenter clinical trial reported in the June issue of the journal ...'

''NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that ovarian cancer screening with a technique called transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) may catch ovarian cancer early, at a more curable stage. TVS involves using an ultrasound probe placed in the ...'

''Physicians can use the robotic platform to easily place mapping catheters in hard-to-reach anatomical locations within the heart, the company said. The new robotic catheter system is compatible with fluoroscopy, ultrasound, 3D surface map and ...'

''Science Daily — Regular ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms can sharply reduce the likelihood of dying from a ruptured aneurysm among men age 65 and older, according to a new review of recent studies. Screening helped cut the odds of ...'

''Toronto, ON (April 2, 2007) -- For the first time ever, a team of Toronto researchers are using a combination of ultrasound and blood tests to screen high-risk pregnant mothers for placental damage. By completing these non-invasive tests, most high-risk ...'