After X-radiography, ultrasound is now the most common of all the medical imaging
technologies. For millennia, manual palpation has been used to assist in diagnosis, but it is …

Therapeutic applications of ultrasound predate its use in imaging. A range of biological
effects can be induced by ultrasound, depending on the exposure levels used. At low levels …

US9037259B2 - Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of or adjacent to a body
passage - Google Patents US9037259B2 - Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of …

Therapeutic ultrasound is an emerging field with many medical applications. High intensity
focused ultrasound (HIFU) provides the ability to localize the deposition of acoustic energy …

Utilization of therapeutic ultrasound in the brain has been seriously limited by the commonly
accepted view that these exposures would require that a piece of the skull bone be removed …

PURPOSE: To test the feasibility of noninvasive magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–guided
focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) of benign fibroadenomas in the breast. MATERIALS AND …

A catheter and catheter system may be used to treat disease tissue by gentle heating in
combination with gentle or standard dilation. An elongate flexible catheter body with a …

The phase change phenomenon in fluids as a result of low local pressure under a critical
value is known as cavitation. Acoustic wave propagation or hydrodynamic pressure drop of …

(58) Field of Search................................. 600/439, 444, an electronically phased array is used
for controlling the 600/459; 601/2; 310/336 focal point of an ultrasound beam. The …

Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An
example medical device may include a catheter shaft. An expandable balloon may be …