Lung ultrasound scanning is essential for diagnosing lung diseases. The scan effectiveness critically depends on both longitudinal and transverse scans through intercostal spaces to reduce rib ...

Scientists have pioneered a new way to monitor sodium levels in the blood—without drawing a single drop. By combining terahertz radiation and optoacoustic detection, they created a non-invasive system ...

The cysts become larger and the kidneys enlarge along with them. Slowly, the kidneys lose their ability to filter waste from the blood, which leads to progressive loss of kidney function and ...

Abstract: There is no standardization in the literature of kidney length in sheep at different ages, as there are few studies about the access with the Doppler triplex ultrasound for the renal ...

Ultrasound images are widely used for diagnosis of congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT). Since a typical clinical ultrasound image captures 2D information of a specific ...

Figure 1. Magnetic resonance image of the urogenital tract at presentation, demonstrating massive hydronephrosis of both kidneys. (A) Transverse T 2 -weighted image. (B) Frontal T 1 -weighted image.

All 120 subjects were Chinese (72 (60%) were male) with a mean age of 41.4 ± 21.3 years (range 18–76), a mean height of 173 cm, a mean weight of 71.1 kg, and a mean BMI of 24.9 ±4.1. Each ...

Background: Jumper’s knee patellar tendinopathy is well known to be a common and difficult injury in volleyball. Knowledge about its aetiology and pathogenesis is sparse. Objective: To prospectively ...