Science news articles about 'ultrasound probes'

... . Duke University biomedical engineers designed and fabricated the novel ultrasound probe which is powerful enough to provide detailed, 3-D images. The new device works like an ...

An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with conventional x-ray ...

... 2008. In order to make commercial USB ultrasound probes work with smartphones, the researchers had to optimize ... never be the same. "You can carry around a probe and cell phone and image on the fly now ...

Handheld ultrasound probe is used in conjunction with a Windows-based mobile phone.

... a procedure called Transcranial Doppler Embolus Detection: a helmet is placed on the head to hold ultrasound probes in place, and the arteries inside the head are monitored for microemboli, small ...

... , Ph.D., from the Urology Robotics Laboratory developed a compact robot that holds and moves the ultrasound probe remotely, allowing a surgeon to precisely control its position with a joystick. A ...