Ultrasound Catheter to Treat Hypertension
March 9, 2023
Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Université de Paris, France, have tested an ultrasound denervation catheter in its potential to treat hypertension....
Conn Hastings
Antibacterial Smart Sutures Visible in CT Scans
February 9, 2023
Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed ‘smart stitches’ that can fight bacteria and reveal the location of the sutured area in CT scans....
Terahertz Spectroscopy to Assess Severity of Skin Burns
Scientists at Stony Brook University in New York have developed a hand-held scanner that uses terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and neural network data analysis to non-invasively...
Focused Ultrasound Releases Brain Biomarkers
February 8, 2023
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique that can release difficult-to-access biomarker proteins from the brain. At present, the researchers are...
Tiny Patch for Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging
February 7, 2023
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable ultrasound system for cardiac imaging. The postage stamp-sized patch can be worn on...
Ultrasound Tornado Rapidly Disrupts Blood Clots
January 30, 2023
A team of researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an ultrasound transducer that can disrupt blood clots in the brain quickly by creating...
Exciting Medtech at the Healthcareᐩ Expo Taiwan
December 21, 2022
Medgadget was recently invited to Taiwan to cover the 2022 Healthcareᐩ Expo in Taipei. As is the case for most trade shows, the exhibit hall...
Scott Jung
Fluorescence Imaging System Illuminates Tumor Depth
October 17, 2022
Medical researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a fluorescence imaging technique that allows them to illuminate a tumor in...
PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
October 7, 2022
Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for Pediatric Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma. Then test your skills on the ALiEMU...
Maytal Firnberg, MD
Soft Robot Grows Like a Plant to Travel Through Tight Spaces
October 3, 2022
At the University of Minnesota, researchers have developed a soft robotic system that can ‘grow’ like a plant. The mechanism allows it to travel through...
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Breast Swelling
August 29, 2022
A female in her 50s with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, pacemaker placement, hypertension, and ESRD presented to the emergency department with...
Martin Morales Cruz, MD
Mining Ultrasound Data to Improve Liver Diagnostics: Interview with Beth Rogozinski, CEO at Oncoustics
August 23, 2022
Oncoustics, a medtech company based in Ontario, Canada, developed the OnX Liver Assessment Solution, an AI-powered ultrasound-based diagnostic system for liver disease. At present, detecting...