MERIDIAN, Idaho — A new, less invasive prostate cancer treatment is now available through the Idaho Urologic Institute. It is called the High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, or HIFU for short. It uses ...

Focused ultrasound (FUS) guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an alternative to standard treatments for neurological, oncological, and musculoskeletal diseases. The technology allows targeted ...

Low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound is a noninvasive, targeted neuromodulation technology. It uses mid- or low-frequency sound waves delivered from arrays applied to the outside of the head ...

Background: Both non-thermal ultrasound and exercise are commonly prescribed treatment modalities in acute muscle injuries, but few data on the effects of healing of these modalities at microscopic ...

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment is used for skin tightening and is relatively new. It uses ultrasound energy to encourage the production of collagen, which results in firmer skin.

Doctors have used focused ultrasound to destroy tumors in the body without invasive surgery for some time. However, the therapeutic ultrasound used in clinics today indiscriminately damages cancer and ...

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may one day rebuild stronger knees following injury or surgery, thanks to research by Dr. Anu Subramanian at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) that's ...