HistoSonics has completed patient enrollment in a pivitol clinical trial to evaluate its Edison histotripsy system in ...

Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD A breast cancer ultrasound, also known as a breast ultrasound, is a medical imaging ...

A doctor may use an ultrasound scan as one of the first tests to diagnose and assess a soft tissue sarcoma. An ultrasound can help doctors determine the nature of the lump and plan the most ...

Karla Flores was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. An misplaced MRI found a second, nearly inoperable, tumor on her spine.

Researchers in the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute's Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (CEDAR), wanted to improve a category of focused ultrasound known as mechanical tumor ablation. This ...

Scientists created a new nanoparticle aimed at making ultrasound-based cancer therapy more safe and effective.

Histotripsy is a new, FDA-approved, minimally invasive technique that destroys liver tumors using high-frequency ultrasound waves. For some patients with liver cancer, they could be spared ...

The cells can be remotely controlled to target tumors using focused ultrasound, potentially making treatments safer yet more effective. Lead author Longwei Liu, an assistant professor at the USC ...

An ultrasound scan is a procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to create a picture of a part of the inside of your body. The ultrasound scanner has a probe that gives off sound waves. The ...