The reflected waves can be used to make images of the organs inside. The sound waves don’t hurt the body, and there’s no radiation. Ultrasound imaging may be done in the health provider’s office, in ...

This indicates that therapeutic ultrasound can heat specific inner tissue at pinpoint accuracy, without affecting the surrounding tissue. In radiotherapy, radiation damages not only cancer cells ...

With the application of imaging and improved information on tumour position, margins can be decreased, reducing radiation to surrounding healthy tissue and potentially allowing increased tumour dosage ...

An ultrasound can create images of organs, bodily structures, and tissues. It is usually noninvasive and does not use ...

As the technology advances, it gets cheaper, more portable, and more powerful. Since it uses sound waves, an ultrasound doesn’t put the patient at risk for radiation. Despite its usefulness, ...

An ultrasound scan is a very safe procedure. It doesn’t involve radiation and there are usually no side effects. You should get your results within 1 or 2 weeks. The doctor may be able to let you know ...

A bladder ultrasound is a noninvasive imaging technique ... off the bladder to create detailed images without exposure to ...

Due to the sensitivity of paediatrics to ionising radiation is 10 times higher than that of adults, the timeliness, non-invasiveness, and dynamic assessment of critical lung ultrasound has brought ...

Conclusion: Ultrasound measurement of RF CSA is an effort-independent and radiation-free method of measuring quadriceps muscle cross-sectional area in patients with COPD that relates to strength.

Ultrasound can be used for diagnostic imaging to avoid unnecessary radiation exposure from CT scans and sedation risk with MRI. Visceral organ involvement is a rare, but important, manifestation of ...