Severe renal parenchymal involvement in combination with corticomedullary abscess is more likely to extend to the renal capsule and perforate, thus forming a perinephric abscesses (figure 2).

Perinephric and renal abscesses are rare in childhood, but they must be remembered in the differential diagnosis of fever and abdominal or flank pain. This paper reports three cases whose solution was ...

Ultrasound is one of the most widely used imaging techniques in medicine, but up until recently it has hardly played a role in imaging the tiniest structures of our bodies, such as cells.

The ultrasound activates neurons and other types of brain cells such as microglia and astrocytes, which are basically there to keep the brain healthy. The cells respond to these mechanical waves ...

Pyogenic liver abscesses can be life threatening without treatment, so early diagnosis and management are essential. Antibiotics and abscess drainage can treat pyogenic liver abscesses and help ...

Imaging scans, such as an abdominal ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI can help locate and measure the abscess. It may be necessary to extract fluid from the abscess to confirm the diagnosis and the ...

More by Lucy Tu This article was originally published with the title “Ultrasound Meditation” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 331 No. 3 (October 2024), p. 12 ...

New experimental treatments using ultrasound energy to target the brain are being tested to help people with Alzheimer's and those battling drug addiction. The pioneering neurosurgeon behind the ...

Inspired by her aunt’s battle with cancer, Canan Dağdeviren developed a wearable ultrasound monitor that can screen women between regular checkups. She says it could save 12 million lives a year.

Doctors found an abscess in his throat, and it was full of a fungus usually only found on trees. These infections may grow more common in humans as fungi adapt to warmer temperatures.

If ultrasound’s evangelists are correct, it may soon replace the stethoscope as the quintessential doctor’s tool. Its rise, meanwhile, reveals something about how technology works.

Health A blast of ultrasound waves could rejuvenate ageing cells Treatment with low-frequency ultrasound has restarted cell division in ageing human cells and improved physical performance in old mice ...