New ultrasound device may add in detecting risk for heart attack, stroke

Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 12:21 in Health & Medicine

A new ultrasound device that could help identify arterial plaque that is at high risk of breaking off and causing heart attack or stroke has been developed by researchers. The prototype device has performed well in laboratory testing, but the researchers say they are continuing to optimize the technology. They hope to launch pre-clinical studies in the near future.

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