Dr. James Stein answers the question: 'Role Of Ultrasound Stress Testing?' — -- Question: What is the role of ultrasound stress testing? Answer: One of the mainstays of evaluating and managing ...

Researchers in the UK have demonstrated a new kind of ultrasound scan can diagnose prostate cancer with accuracy equal to costly and time-consuming magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The findings offer ...

Transvaginal sonography is the single best diagnostic test to assess suspected ectopic pregnancy, according to a systematic review published in the April 24 issue of JAMA. Clinical history and ...

Head-to-head study of diagnostic test accuracy found IOTA ultrasound ADNEX model had 96% sensitivity and acceptable specificity in first study of its kind. An ultrasound test that detected 96% of ...

Breast health screenings can feel overwhelming, especially when medical terminology and unfamiliar procedures create anxiety about what lies ahead. Understanding breast ultrasounds removes much of ...

LONDON — The most accurate ultrasound test can detect 96% of ovarian cancers in postmenopausal women, new research suggests. The findings indicate that the test should replace the current standard of ...

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, ...

Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound—a noninvasive technique that uses sound waves to enhance the delivery of drugs into the brain—can be safely used in ...

More than 40 percent of women in the United States have dense breast tissue, which can make it more difficult to detect potential cancers on a mammogram. Now doctors in Southern California are testing ...

A brief pulse of ultrasound can gently influence a split second decision by stimulating a small brain area linked to eye ...

An ultrasound test that detected 96% of ovarian cancers in postmenopausal women should replace current standard of care test in the UK according to a new study. In a paper published in Lancet Oncology ...