Ultrasound – Leak is latest of Alaska’s pipeline woes
Leak is latest of Alaska’s pipeline woes
ABC News – BP also uses ultrasound imaging to check pipeline integrity, as it did in the portion where a leak was discovered Sunday. Mr. Marshall now acknowledges that ultrasound is not a foolproof safety device. In recent years, about 500 oil spills have
New way to cure deep vein thrombosis
WOOD – Benenati, of the Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute in Miami, Florida, uses a new catheter to deliver the drug right to the clot with the help of an ultrasound probe. “The sound waves fragment the clot, and as the clot gets fragmented it allows
Ultrasound affects mouse brains
ABC News – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ultrasound disrupts the brain development of unborn mice, U.S. researchers said in a study published on Monday that adds to growing evidence that too many ultrasound scans could also affect human fetuses. Prolonged ultrasound
Co. wants ultrasound to ID juicy pork
Silicon Valley – AMES, Iowa – A company created by a group of Iowa State University researchers wants hog producers to use ultrasound technology to identify animals that can produce tastier and juicier meat. Biotronics Inc., created in 1998, received a grant from the
Ultrasound Exposure May Cause Brain Abnormalities in Fetus
FOX News – Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine report that a small, but significant, number of nerve cells in fetal mouse brains did not migrate to the correct location after being exposed to prolonged ultrasound waves. This process of cell