Henry Ford Hospital was the first hospital world-wide to use a new, robotically controlled ultrasound probe to remove a cancerous tumor from a kidney. "We performed our first partial nephrectomy with ...

The clinical value of ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY (EUS) as a diagnostic tool for detection of gastrointestinal submucosal lesions has been demonstrated. Use of EUS with MINIATURE ULTRASONIC PROBES ...

For people who are at high risk of developing breast cancer, frequent screenings with ultrasound can help detect tumors early ...

The optical fibre contains a gold nanotransducer on its tip and projects red laser light onto the specimen, providing 3D mapping of microscopic objects. (Credit: Salvatore La Cavera) One of the oldest ...

Children are usually examined using ultrasound to protect them from radiation exposure. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA are now working on a ...

A scanner ensures that ultrasonic probes stay properly aligned as they move over the surface of the inspection area. Scanners with motorized actuator arms, suction cups and adjustable, flexible tracks ...

Ultrasound is a versatile medical technology used in almost every healthcare department across a spectrum of specialties and procedures. Infection preventionists (IPs) and quality and risk managers ...

Ultrasound is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 140 million ultrasound procedures performed every year.1 These procedures are highly variable, spanning many areas ...

David Trogden thinks Probo Medical is the fastest-growing company in central Indiana that no one has heard of. That’s because Trogden’s 4-year-old Fishers firm serves a niche within a niche. Probo ...

The handles of most vaginal ultrasound probes are contaminated with potentially dangerous bugs, according to a snapshot study. But the probes are still safe and there have been no reported transfers ...