With its new handheld ultrasound device, Exo is seeking to take point-of-care ultrasound beyond just the emergency medicine field — into areas like urgent care, primary care and the home. Kurt Hammond ...

MIT engineers have developed a noninvasive pacemaker that stimulates the heart using ultrasound. The design could one day ...

A pelvic ultrasound lets your doctor see inside the area from your belly to your legs. Your doctor may use it to look for abnormalities in any of your internal organs or in a developing fetus. (Photo ...

A new, biodegradable ultrasound far more powerful than previous devices could make brain cancers more treatable, University of Connecticut researchers report in the June 14 issue of Science Advances.

A transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) of the prostate may also be called a prostate sonogram or endorectal ultrasound. A doctor usually performs a TRUS to help diagnose prostate cancer or detect prostate ...

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 research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is investigating whether ultrasound could provide veterinarians with a ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm that bursts can cause potentially fatal internal bleeding. One-time screening with abdominal ultrasound is currently recommended for older men who have ever smoked.

An ultrasound is one of several tests that can help confirm a soft tissue sarcoma diagnosis. Ultrasounds create detailed images showing the size and location of tumors. These images can also be used ...