Ultrasound is a mechanical pressure wave with a frequency above the range of human hearing (>20 kHz) that is increasingly used as a diagnostic, surgical, neuromodulation and drug delivery tool ...
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a technology that causes thermal tissue destruction with high precision and minimum damage to the surrounding structures. The principle is based on the ...
The roots of ultrasound run deep. An Italian scientist in the late 18th-century theorized that bats navigate using sound, giving rise to basic principles of ultrasound. The transition to medical ...