Ultrasound Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Ultrasound, including details on screening, diagnosis, pregnancy, detection.

Volume 2 (2005), Issue 5 (May)

1. Transperineal ultrasound-guided 12-core systematic biopsy of the prostate for patients with a prostate-specific antigen level of 2.5-20 ng/ml in Japan.
   Int J Clin Oncol, 10(2): 117-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Rupture of fetal ductus arteriosus aneurysm.
   Obstet Gynecol, 105(5): 1275-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Umbilical cord stricture: a cause of recurrent fetal death.
   Obstet Gynecol, 105(5): 1235-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Pregnancy complicated by uterine synechiae after endometrial ablation.
   Obstet Gynecol, 105(5): 1179-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Changes in fetal position during labor and their association with epidural analgesia.
   Obstet Gynecol, 105(5): 974-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Prior cesarean and the risk for placenta previa on second-trimester ultrasonography.
   Obstet Gynecol, 105(5): 962-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Intravascular ultrasound evidence of angiographically silent progression in coronary atherosclerosis predicts long-term morbidity and mortality after cardiac transplantation.
   J Am Coll Cardiol, 45(9): 1538-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Multicenter intravascular ultrasound validation study among heart transplant recipients: outcomes after five years.
   J Am Coll Cardiol, 45(9): 1532-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Left ventricular assist device malfunction: an approach to diagnosis by echocardiography.
   J Am Coll Cardiol, 45(9): 1435-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of truncus arteriosus associated with holoprosencephaly.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 33(4): 193-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Diagnosis of early intramural ectopic pregnancy.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 33(4): 190-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Hypoechoic focal liver lesions: characterization with contrast enhanced ultrasonography.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 33(4): 164-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Prenatal diagnosis of transposition-like double-outlet right ventricle with mitral valve atresia in heterotaxy syndrome.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 33(4): 197-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Effects of sildenafil on major arterial blood flow using duplex sonography.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 33(4): 173-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Cardiac hydatid cysts: echocardiographic findings.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 33(4): 201-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. The association of umbilical cord hemangioma with fetal vascular birthmarks.
    Prenat Diagn, 25(4): 300-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Developmental outcome of children who had choroid plexus cysts detected prenatally.
    Prenat Diagn, 25(4): 322-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Sonographic genital ambiguity in a fetus due to a mosaic 45,X/46,X,idic(Y)(qter-p11.32::p11.32-qter) karyotype.
    Prenat Diagn, 25(4): 279-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Diagnosis of middle cerebral artery occlusive lesions with contrast-enhanced transcranial color-coded real-time sonography in acute stroke.
    Neuroradiology, 47(4): 256-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Detection of construction errors in ex vivo coronary artery anastomoses by 13-MHz epicardial ultrasonography.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 129(5): 1078-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Doppler ultrasonography for the assessment of tumor necrosis after percutaneous ethanol injection prior to liver transplantation as adjuvant therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Transplant Proc, 37(3): 1493-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Modeling of the heat distribution in the intervertebral disk.
    Ultrasound Med Biol, 31(5): 709-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Early gene response to low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in rat osteoblastic cells.
    Ultrasound Med Biol, 31(5): 703-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Insonation facilitates plasmid DNA transfection into the central nervous system and microbubbles enhance the effect.
    Ultrasound Med Biol, 31(5): 693-702. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Augmentation of cardiac protein delivery using ultrasound targeted microbubble destruction.
    Ultrasound Med Biol, 31(5): 687-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Effect of vessel curvature on Doppler derived velocity profiles and fluid flow.
    Ultrasound Med Biol, 31(5): 663-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Adaptive brightness transfer functions in echocardiography.
    Ultrasound Med Biol, 31(5): 649-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. RF signals provide additional information on embolic events recorded during TCD monitoring.
    Ultrasound Med Biol, 31(5): 613-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Plasma membrane poration induced by ultrasound exposure: implication for drug delivery.
    J Control Release, 104(1): 213-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Ultrasound-mediated gene delivery: kinetics of plasmid internalization and gene expression.
    J Control Release, 104(1): 203-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. C-mode real-time tomographic reflection for a matrix array ultrasound sonic flashlight.
    Acad Radiol, 12(5): 535-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Development of a cardiac technician led paediatric echocardiographic service--experience from a district general hospital in the United Kingdom.
    Cardiol Young, 15(3): 299-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Asymptomatic embolization detected by Doppler ultrasound predicts stroke risk in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
    Stroke, 36(5): 971-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Assessment of dural arteriovenous fistulae by transcranial color-coded duplex sonography.
    Stroke, 36(5): 976-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Comparison of bedside transabdominal duplex ultrasound versus contrast venography for inferior vena cava filter placement: what is the best imaging modality?
    Ann Vasc Surg, 19(2): 229-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Degradation of azo dyes by laccase and ultrasound treatment.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 71(5): 2600-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Utility of echocardiographic tissue synchronization imaging to redirect left ventricular lead placement for improved cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 28(5): 461-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Updated recommendations on ultrasonography in urogynecology.
    Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct, 16(3): 236-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular pressure-area relationship using transesophageal echocardiography and tonometry during cardiac and abdominal aortic surgery.
    J Anesth, 19(2): 106-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. The influence of knowledge of mammography findings on the accuracy of breast ultrasound in symptomatic women.
    Breast J, 11(3): 167-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Microbial contamination of immersion biometry ultrasound equipment.
    Ophthalmology, 112(5): e13-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Effectiveness of echocardiographic imaging by nurses to identify left ventricular systolic dysfunction in high-risk patients.
    Am J Cardiol, 95(10): 1271-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Ultrasonic biophysical measurements in the normal human fetus for optimal design of the monolithic fetal pacemaker.
    Am J Cardiol, 95(10): 1267-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Comparison of accurate measurement of left ventricular mass in patients with hypertrophied hearts by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography versus magnetic resonance imaging.
    Am J Cardiol, 95(10): 1263-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Effect of transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in children on left ventricular diastolic function.
    Am J Cardiol, 95(10): 1255-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Volumetric preload measurement by thermodilution: a comparison with transoesophageal echocardiography.
    Br J Anaesth, 94(6): 748-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Transbronchial versus transesophageal ultrasound-guided aspiration of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(10): 1164-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Visually estimated left ventricular ejection fraction by echocardiography is closely correlated with formal quantitative methods.
    Int J Cardiol, 101(2): 209-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Evaluation of tumor oxygenation by color duplex sonography: a new approach.
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 132(5): 765-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Endoscopic ultrasound for thoracic malignancy: a review.
    Curr Probl Diagn Radiol, 34(3): 106-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound and BMP-2 on rat bone marrow stromal cell gene expression.
    J Orthop Res, 23(3): 646-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Doppler ultrasound and clinical findings in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis.
    Eur J Neurol, 12(6): 462-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Present and future of endoscopic ultrasonography.
    Dig Liver Dis, 37(3): 142-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Comparison between maximal early diastolic velocity in long-axis direction obtained by M-mode echocardiography and by tissue Doppler in the assessment of right ventricular diastolic function.
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 25(3): 178-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. A short period of apnoea causes a marked increase in coronary flow velocity: a transthoracic pulsed wave Doppler study.
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 25(3): 148-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Is there a role for ultrasound and electrical stimulation following injury to tendon and nerve?
    J Hand Ther, 18(2): 292-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Vegetation and bilateral congenital coronary artery fistulas.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 492-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Contrast echocardiography improves the diagnostic yield of transthoracic studies performed in the intensive care setting by novice sonographers.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 475-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Development of a new animal model of chronic mitral regurgitation in rats under transesophageal echocardiographic guidance.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 468-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Myocardial performance index in female rats with myocardial infarction: relationship with ventricular function parameters by Doppler echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 454-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Abnormal septal motion affects early diastolic velocities at the septal and lateral mitral annulus, and impacts on estimation of the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 445-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Automated analysis of strain rate and strain: feasibility and clinical implications.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 411-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Recovery of stunned myocardium in acute myocardial infarction quantified by strain rate imaging: a clinical study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 401-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Strain rate imaging is a superior method for the assessment of regional myocardial function compared with Doppler tissue imaging: a study on patients with transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 398-400. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Residents can be trained to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms using personal ultrasound imagers: a pilot study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 18(5): 394-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Intraoperative ultrasound-guided excision of nonpalpable breast lesions.
    World J Surg, 29(3): 369-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Long term outcome in patients with silent versus symptomatic ischaemia during dobutamine stress echocardiography.
    Heart, 91(6): 737-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Rheumatic involvement of all four cardiac valves.
    Heart, 91(6): e50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Multicavitated left atrial myxoma mimicking a hydatid cyst.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 231-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Acute ischemia as a complication by transoesophageal echocardiography.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 228-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Primary left heart malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 225-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Rare cause of right heart failure: contained rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm associated intraventricular septal aneurysm.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 221-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Improved stroke volume assessment in the aortic and mitral valves with a new method in subjects without regurgitation.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 210-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Improvement in diastolic left ventricular function after coronary artery bypass grafting as assessed by recordings of mitral annular velocity using Doppler tissue imaging.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 202-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Impact of hand-carried cardiac ultrasound on diagnosis and management during cardiac consultation rounds.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 196-201. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Ultrasonic strain/strain rate imaging--a new clinical tool to evaluate the transplanted heart.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 186-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Age-related intramyocardial patterns in healthy subjects evaluated with Doppler tissue imaging.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 175-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Usefulness of quantitative intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography to analyze microvasculature perfusion in patients with a recent myocardial infarction and an open infarct-related artery: comparison with intracoronary myocardial contrast echocardiography.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 164-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Can we justify the cost of echocardiography? Lessons from outcomes research.
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 6(3): 155-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Low-frequency ultrasound as a transcutaneous immunization adjuvant.
    Vaccine, 23(29): 3800-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. EUS-guided FNA of centrally located lung tumours following a non-diagnostic bronchoscopy.
    Lung Cancer, 48(3): 357-61; discussion 363-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Measuring peripheral resistance and conduit arterial structure in humans using Doppler ultrasound.
    J Appl Physiol, 98(6): 2311-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Human middle cerebral artery flow velocity during controlled hypotension combined with hemodilution-transcranial Doppler study.
    J Clin Anesth, 17(3): 177-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Ultrasound guided synovial biopsy using portal and forceps.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 64(6): 926-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Doppler and gray-scale ultrasound evaluation of morphological and hemodynamic changes in liver vascualture in alcoholic patients.
    Eur J Radiol, 54(3): 393-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. A comparative study of 2D and 3D ultrasonography for evaluation of solid breast masses.
    Eur J Radiol, 54(3): 365-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. A noninvasive ultrasonographic method to evaluate bladder function recovery in spinal cord injured rats.
    Exp Neurol, 194(1): 120-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Evaluation of an independent, radiographer-led community diagnostic ultrasound service provided to general practitioners.
    J Public Health (Oxf), 27(2): 176-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Clinical and sonographic estimation of fetal weight performed during labor by residents.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 192(5): 1407-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Elevated first-trimester nuchal translucency increases the risk of congenital heart defects.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 192(5): 1357-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. The Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope: system overview and performance.
    Phys Med Biol, 50(11): 2543-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Live three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of thrombus in the innominate veins and superior vena cava utilizing right parasternal and supraclavicular approaches.
    Echocardiography, 22(5): 445-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. A right atrial mass and a pseudomass.
    Echocardiography, 22(5): 441-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Continuous intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis revealing dynamic change in chamber size.
    Echocardiography, 22(5): 431-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Atrial endocarditis--the importance of the regurgitant jet lesion.
    Echocardiography, 22(5): 426-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Immediate and long-term effects of color Doppler ultrasound on myocardial cell apoptosis of fetal rats.
    Echocardiography, 22(5): 415-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. The importance of increased interatrial septal thickness in patients with atrial fibrillation: a transesophageal echocardiographic study.
    Echocardiography, 22(5): 408-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. Stunning of the left atrium after conversion of atrial fibrillation: predictor for maintenance of sinus rhythm?
    Echocardiography, 22(5): 402-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. Pulmonary transit of echocontrast agents during mechanical ventilation: a clinical transthoracic echocardiographic study.
    Echocardiography, 22(5): 395-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. Contrast echocardiography can save nondiagnostic exams in mechanically ventilated patients.
     Echocardiography, 22(5): 389-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
101. Color M-mode flow propagation velocity and conventional doppler indices in the assessment of diastolic left ventricular function during isometric exercise.
     Echocardiography, 22(5): 380-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
102. Catheterization-Doppler discrepancies in nonsimultaneous evaluations of aortic stenosis.
     Echocardiography, 22(5): 367-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
103. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and sonography in patients receiving primary chemotherapy for breast cancer.
     Eur Radiol, 15(6): 1224-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
104. Immediate upright post-treadmill exercise echocardiographic imaging.
     Am J Cardiol, 95(11): 1395-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
105. Direct demonstration by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography of adenosine-induced coronary steal in the collateral-dependent vessel.
     Am J Cardiol, 95(11): 1363-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
106. Ultrasound: an effective method for localization of the echogenic Essure sterilization micro-insert: correlation with radiologic evaluations.
     J Minim Invasive Gynecol, 12(1): 50-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
107. Echocardiographic evaluation of stress test for determining safety of participation in strength training.
     J Strength Cond Res, 19(2): 389-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
108. Cardiac drift during prolonged exercise with echocardiographic evidence of reduced diastolic function of the heart.
     Eur J Appl Physiol, 94(3): 305-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
109. Effectiveness of sonohysterography in infertile patient work-up: a comparison with transvaginal ultrasonography and hysteroscopy.
     Gynecol Obstet Invest, 59(4): 184-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
110. Gray scale and power Doppler US in the preoperative evaluation of axillary metastases in breast cancer patients with no palpable lymph nodes.
     Eur Radiol, 15(6): 1215-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
111. Study on US/O3 mechanism in p-chlorophenol decomposition.
     J Zhejiang Univ Sci B, 6(6): 553-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
112. Diagnostic yield of color Doppler ultrasonography in deep vein thrombosis.
     J Coll Physicians Surg Pak, 15(5): 276-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
113. Enhancement of adenoviral gene transfer to adult rat cardiomyocytes in vivo by immobilization and ultrasound treatment of the heart.
     Gene Ther, 12(11): 936-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
114. Ultrasound-accelerated formalin fixation of tissue improves morphology, antigen and mRNA preservation.
     Mod Pathol, 18(6): 850-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
115. Echocardiographic measurements in infants of diabetic mothers and macrosomic infants of nondiabetic mothers.
     J Perinat Med, 33(3): 232-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
116. Pregnancy outcome of euploid fetuses with increased nuchal translucency: how bad is the news?
     J Perinat Med, 33(3): 191-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
117. Assessment of gastric volume changes with sonometry compared with barostat.
     Neurogastroenterol Motil, 17(3): 447-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
118. Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of cloacal exstrophy associated with myelocystocele complex by the 'elephant trunk-like' image and review of the literature.
     Prenat Diagn, 25(5): 394-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
119. Real-time three-dimensional fetal echocardiography using matrix probe.
     Prenat Diagn, 25(5): 370-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
120. Severe fetal brain dysgenesis with focal calcification.
     Prenat Diagn, 25(5): 362-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
121. Nuchal translucency measurement at different crown-rump lengths along the 10- to 14-week period for Down syndrome screening.
     Prenat Diagn, 25(5): 411-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
122. Diagnosis and outcome of congenital heart disease in fetuses from multiple pregnancies.
     Prenat Diagn, 25(5): 403-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
123. Use of echocardiography to assess function of hDAF-transgenic pig cardiac xenografts.
     Transplant Proc, 37(4): 1923-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
124. Doppler perfusion index fails to predict the presence of occult hepatic colorectal metastases.
     Eur J Surg Oncol, 31(5): 521-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
125. Ultrasound in multiple gestations: twins and other multifetal pregnancies.
     Clin Perinatol, 32(2): 329-54, vi. [Abstract] [Full-text]
126. A comparison of CAT Doppler and oscillometric Memoprint machines for non-invasive blood pressure measurement in conscious cats.
     J Feline Med Surg, 7(3): 147-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
127. Tissue Doppler velocities of mitral annulus and NT-proBNP in patients with heart failure.
     Eur J Heart Fail, 7(4): 520-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
128. Value of preoperative urethral ultrasound in optic internal urethrotomy.
     Eur Urol, 47(6): 865-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
129. Assessment of risk for the development of pre-eclampsia by maternal characteristics and uterine artery Doppler.
     BJOG, 112(6): 703-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
130. Investigation into possible DNA damaging effects of ultrasound in occupationally exposed medical personnel--the alkaline comet assay study.
     J Appl Toxicol, 25(3): 184-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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