Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month (MUAM) was established to provide the public with a better understanding of ultrasound and its many uses of this fast growing technology in healthcare. It also provides ultrasound professionals a chance to celebrate their profession.
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“… The use of ultrasound is continuing this trend in medical schools. Ultrasound is becoming less expensive and more portable than ever. Some say it may eventually replace the stethoscope in medical practice…”
Findings in this study suggest that repeated scanning ultrasound (SUS) is useful for removing Aβ in the mouse brain without causing overt damage, and should be explored further as a noninvasive method with therapeutic potential in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Hypoechoic – not as bright as surrounding tissue, weaker echoes. In ultrasonography it describes tissues or structures that reflect relatively few of the ultrasound waves directed at them.
Check out more ultrasound education resources at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute.
