Ultrasound Videos

• Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
  Medical Devices
  Medical Technology
  Birth Defects
  Brain Tumor
   
  

  Neurosurgeons Cut Surgical Procedure Time with New Device

  In a method called deep brain stimulation, certain movement disorders are treated by implanting wires in the brain that deliver electrical signals. The surgical procedure can last up to eight hours, ... > more
• Virtual Reality
  Virtual Environment
  Video Games
  Engineering
  Computer Modeling
  Engineering and Construction
   
  

  Human-Interface Engineers Create Virtual-Reality Experience by Letting Users Walk in Rotating Sphere

  A new invention allows users to explore virtual worlds while moving around safely in their real physical environment. Wearing a virtual-reality helmet, users walk inside a rotating, hollow sphere, ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
  Stroke
  Heart Disease
  Brain Injury
  Brain Tumor
  Medical Devices
   
  

  Interventional Neuroradiologists Treat Brain Strokes with New Kind of Stent

  A new "wingspan" stent helps restore blood flow for patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease, or ICAD. Surgeons insert the stent up the leg arteries, guide it to the brain, then let its ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Construction
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Seismologists Use Ultrasounds to Assess Quakes Faster

  Using ultrasound imaging, seismologists can now determine the epicenter and magnitude of an earthquake quake within 10 to 20 minutes, precisely imaging which fault ruptured and where the rupture ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Asthma
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
   
  

  Thoracic Surgeons Help Healthy Lung Tissue Expand in Emphysema Patients

  By implanting a valve through the bronchia, surgeons can now prevent air from getting trapped in emphysema-stricken lungs. The valve deflates the diseased parts of the lung, making space for healthy ... > more
• Nature
  Energy Technology
  Extreme Survival
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
  Engineering and Construction
   
  

  Electrical Engineers Monitor Environment with Robotic Sensors

  Fleets of robotic sensors, networking through thin cables, can track environmental changes such as biogeochemical cycles or loss of biodiversity, helping to manage wild lands. The technology is the ... > more
• Transportation Science
  Automotive and Transportation
  Mobile Computing
  Technology
  Telecommunications
  Engineering
   
  

  Civil Engineers Track Roaming Cell Phones to Monitor Traffic

  Real-time cell phone use data can now be turned into better travel information. The new system, being tested in some states, follows the movement of cell phone signals from one cell tower to another. ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Pain Control
  Medical Devices
  Medical Technology
  Mesothelioma
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Cardiologists Use Medical Physics to Pinpoint Cause of Chest Pains

  Unless a patient with chest pain is checked out right away, it can be difficult to diagnose a heart condition, as opposed to less life-threatening causes such as heartburn. A new stress test can spot ... > more
• Sports Science
  Medical Technology
  Acoustics
  Aerospace
  Physics
  Technology
   
  

  Pulmonologists Treat Breath Shortness with Harmonica Classes

  Chronic lung diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema can make breathing difficult. Researchers have shown that playing the harmonica on a regular basis can help. The repeated pattern of pushing air ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Energy and Resources
  Automotive and Transportation
  Chemistry
  Transportation Science
  Petroleum
   
  

  Polymer Sponge Catches Household Pollutants in Storm Drains

  Storm drains fitted with a spongy material -- a synthetic polymer similar to those used in diapers -- can catch household pollutants such as paint and motor oil as they are washed off by the rain. ... > more

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