Two men in their late 403 left Iowa City’s University Hospital last week and boarded planes to carry them to their homes in the South. Each walked with a fast, short-stepped gait (“festination”) and ...

Control bubble movement to overcome the shock scattering effect present in existing focused ultrasound technology. Applicable in non-invasive precision surgery where bio-tissues can be finely removed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New ultrasound helmet precisely targets deep brain regions without surgery, opening doors for research and treatment of brain ...

The use of very high-frequency sound waves -- ultrasound -- isn't just for bats and dolphins anymore. It is the new standard for everything from industrial cleaning to abdominal imaging. And now it's ...

A plump piece of farm-fresh chicken leg rested on a pristine surface at Harvard Medical School. Skin on and bone in, it was precisely sliced to barely crack the bone. A robot arm swerved over, scanned ...

TransEnterix received a CE mark to add ultrasonic instruments to its Senhance digital robotic surgery platform, broadening the system’s use to different minimally invasive procedures. The instruments ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – TransEnterix, a medical device company located in Research Triangle Park, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Senhance Ultrasonic ...

Heart tissue can be imaged in real-time during keyhole procedures using a new optical ultrasound needle. The revolutionary technology has been successfully used for minimally invasive heart surgery in ...