'''Ultrasound (US) imaging, due to its capabilities of real-time imaging, portability, low cost and favorable safety, is frequently used as a diagnostic modality for the visualization of different diseases. US imaging is currently the first step in ...'

'''Are the days of invasive tests behind us? Not yet. But ultrasound is bringing us closer than ever before, and liver imaging provides a good example. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound Advances in ultrasound, known for its safety, low cost, patient ...'

'''Following a recent warning from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the safety of certain ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) containing polyethylene glycol (PEG), the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) joins the International ...'

'''In preliminary studies, focused ultrasound directed at the blood-brain barrier briefly made it more porous, which could be a means to allow drugs into Alzheimer's patients' brains or permit toxins to escape. In the phase II safety trial, researchers ...'

'''Researchers in Zurich, Switzerland have successfully used focused ultrasound for the first time to non-invasively ablate part of a recurrent glioma tumor through a patient’s intact skull. The procedure was performed to assess the feasibility and safety ...'

'''Biodex Medical Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of its new line of Ultrasound Tables. “Whenever we speak with sonographers we take the opportunity to ask them what they think about our Ultrasound Tables and if there is anything ...'

'''A recent study has demonstrated that echocardiography with a perflutren-based ultrasound contrast agent yielded a 28% lower mortality rate at 48 hours in critically ill patients compared with non-contrast echocardiography. The safety of perflutren-based ...'

'''After a promising clinical trial of focused ultrasound as a potential treatment for essential tremor, the University of Virginia Health System is launching a new study to investigate the scalpel-free technology's safety and effectiveness in reducing ...'

'''Ultrasonix is introducing the SonixTablet for point of care ultrasound guidance at the 2011 American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) conference. The system offers features and options designed to make interventional procedures safer. The SonixGPS ...'

'''InSightec Ltd. today reported success in a clinical trial of its noninvasive focused ultrasound ExAblate Neuro system to treat chronic neurological disorders. The trial of 30 patients in Switzerland and the US tested the device's safety and initial ...'