Discovering you are pregnant is a significant moment. While it is exciting, it is normal to feel a mix of emotions, including ...

For many years, doctors and technicians who performed medical ultrasound procedures viewed bubbles with wary concern. The phenomenon of cavitation—the formation and collapse of tiny gas bubbles due to ...

As these systems evolve, I believe therapeutic ultrasound is poised to become medicine's next general-purpose platform.

A prenatal ultrasound test uses high-frequency sound waves, inaudible to the human ear, that are transmitted through the abdomen via a device called a transducer to look at the inside of the abdomen.

New mothers often overlook a crucial post-birth check, which is an imaging scan, vital for detecting issues like retained ...

The question of whether invasive or noninvasive methods provide the best possible outcomes for patients with ...

What Is a Fetal Ultrasound? ‌A fetal ultrasound is a test carried out during pregnancy that uses sound waves to create an image of your baby in the uterus. An ultrasound is a normal part of prenatal ...

Encapsulated microbubbles (EMBs), tiny gas-filled bubbles coated in lipid or protein shells, play a central role in ...

Ultrasound exams during pregnancy are common. And researchers have now looked at whether a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is more likely among children exposed to this technology in the womb.

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. With five years of experience as a writer ...