Abdominal ultrasounds use sound waves to create images of structures and blood flow in the abdomen. These ultrasound images are a useful way of examining organs, tissues, blood vessels, and other ...

Ultrasound radiology stands out as an exceptionally safe, affordable and versatile diagnostic tool in modern medicine. Unlike ...

Pancreatic cancer develops from uncontrolled cell growth in the pancreas. Doctors may use an ultrasound to help detect pancreatic cancer as part of their diagnosis. Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can ...

Pancreatic cancer can be difficult to detect. Symptoms often don’t show until later stages, and there aren’t standard screening tests for this type of cancer. Abdominal and endoscopic ultrasounds are ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

A 27-year-old obese Caucasian woman was referred with a large thoracoabdominal liposarcoma, diagnosed by means of percutaneous biopsy. A CT scan of the chest and abdomen revealed a tumor measuring 20 ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information by sharing relevant background and reasoning ...

Although endometriosis sometimes shows up on an ultrasound, it doesn’t always. If a doctor thinks you have endometriosis, laparoscopic surgery is the only way to definitively diagnose it.

Merz Aesthetics, the world’s largest dedicated medical aesthetics business, announced today the upcoming availability of Ultherapy PRIME to improve the appearance of skin laxity on the anterior arms ...