Bionic Ears, Bubbles, Blast Waves, and Biofilms: Medical Acoustics Highlights of the 157th ASA Meeting, May 18-22 in Portland
Friday, May 15, 2009 - 08:42
in Health & Medicine
Sound has a long history in medicine, from the earliest 19th century stethoscopes to the latest ultrasound techniques that image growing fetuses and beating hearts. These days, sound waves are emerging as the basis of many new medical technologies -- helping to deliver genes and drugs to specific tissues, detecting bacterial infections and kidney stones, trimming the prostate, and many other applications. Acoustics is also blending with other disciplines such as neuroscience to help people with speech and hearing problems.
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