An eye and orbit ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves ... A healthcare professional can also perform an A-scan while you’re lying down. In that case, a fluid-filled cup, or water bath ...

Despite its usefulness, ultrasound education for medical students often is limited. Fewer than half of U.S. medical schools give students the option to perform hands-on ultrasound examinations.

MIT researchers have now developed an alternative approach that uses ultrasound instead of electricity to perform deep brain stimulation, delivered by a fiber about the thickness of a human hair.

Combining an existing small-molecule protein therapy called tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) with focused ultrasound (FUS) can significantly reduce tumor size and burden ...