Blisstree » 3-d ultrasound http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:53:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 New 3-D ultrasound sees past skull http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-3-d-ultrasound-sees-past-skull-50/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-3-d-ultrasound-sees-past-skull-50/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:49:36 +0000 Kendra James, RN http://www.aheartylife.com/2008/04/26/new-3-d-ultrasound-sees-past-skull/ Post from: Blisstree

New 3-D ultrasound sees past skull

]]> Duke University bioengineers can compensate for the thickness of the skull to see in real-time the arteries within the brain that most often clog up and cause strokes using new 3-D ultrasound technology they designed. This is believed to be the first of its kind- to see past the skull and actually view the major arteries.

This could save many of lives, in emergent and routine situations. What are the real benefits?

The 3-D ultrasound has the benefit of being less expensive and faster than the traditional methods of assessing blood flow in the brain — MRI or CT scanning, Ivancevich said. Though 3-D ultrasound will not totally displace MRI or CT scans, he said that the new technology would give physicians more flexibility in treating their patients.

via Science Daily

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New 3-D ultrasound sees past skull

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