Renal ultrasound (kidney ultrasound) is a safe, noninvasive imaging test that uses sound waves to create images of your kidneys and bladder. It helps healthcare providers detect kidney stones, tumors, ...

An ultrasound-guided liver biopsy is a routine procedure in which doctors remove a small piece of liver tissue for analysis in a lab. Your doctor might recommend this procedure if they suspect there ...

A liver biopsy is a diagnostic procedure that samples a person’s liver tissue to check for any abnormalities. Specialists, such as imaging physicians and diagnostic medical sonographers, may use an ...

2D ultrasounds are part of routine prenatal care. What about 3D and 4D ultrasound technology? Learn about the safety and use of the different types of ultrasounds. Ultrasounds performed for ...

Six studies in collaboration with Mayo Clinic confirm the UltraSight™ Echosystem enables non-expert clinicians to ...

Meet CODI. The robot has a long flexible arm and eyes on one side to mimick a sonographer while they're operating it. CODI could be in rural clinics in Wisconsin next year to help perform patients' ...

Ultrasound has long been used for helping doctors see inside the body, but focused high frequency sound waves are offering new ways of targeting cancer. If Zhen Xu hadn't annoyed her lab mates, she ...

Philip J. Mease, MD: It was 30% in a study in which I was lead author. The study involved 40 different dermatology clinics with dermatologists specializing in psoriasis in North America and Europe.