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 3 (2006), Issue 7 (July)

1. Diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography and integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound images for tissue characterization of human coronary plaques.
   J Am Coll Cardiol, 48(1): 81-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Nasal bone in first-trimester screening for trisomy 21.
   Am J Obstet Gynecol, 195(1): 109-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Placental angiogenic growth factors and uterine artery Doppler findings for characterization of different subsets in preeclampsia and in isolated intrauterine growth restriction.
   Am J Obstet Gynecol, 195(1): 201-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis: a joint statement from the European Association of Echocardiography, the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology, of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, and the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology.
   Eur J Echocardiogr, 7(4): 268-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Two-dimensional acoustic pattern derived strain parameters closely correlate with one-dimensional tissue Doppler derived strain measurements.
   Eur J Echocardiogr, 7(4): 315-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Global and regional left ventricular function assessment with 16-detector row CT: comparison with echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
   Eur J Echocardiogr, 7(4): 308-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Gender and age related differences in left ventricular function and geometry with focus on the long axis.
   Eur J Echocardiogr, 7(4): 298-307. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Reliability of cardiac dimensions and valvular regurgitation assessment by sonographers using hand-carried ultrasound devices.
   Eur J Echocardiogr, 7(4): 275-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. The effect of ventricular pacing on measurements of left ventricular function: a comparison between echocardiographic methods and with radionuclide ventriculography.
   Eur J Echocardiogr, 7(4): 284-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Geometric determinants of functional tricuspid regurgitation: insights from 3-dimensional echocardiography.
    Circulation, 114(2): 143-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Ultrasonography-guided rectus sheath block in paediatric anaesthesia--a new approach to an old technique.
    Br J Anaesth, 97(2): 244-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Doppler ultrasonography versus amniocentesis to predict fetal anemia.
    N Engl J Med, 355(2): 156-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Accurate placement of the right atrial air aspiration catheter: a descriptive study and prospective trial of intravascular electrocardiography.
    Anesth Analg, 103(2): 435-8, table of contents. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Role of calcified spots detected by intravascular ultrasound in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction.
    Am J Cardiol, 98(3): 309-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Cut-off value of coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography for the assessment of significant donor left anterior descending artery stenosis in patients with spontaneously visible collaterals.
    Am J Cardiol, 98(3): 298-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Combined IV-intra-arterial thrombolysis: a color-coded duplex pilot study.
    Neurology, 67(2): 324-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Ebstein's anomaly assessed by real-time 3-D echocardiography.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 82(2): 731-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Prediction of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm after percutaneous endovascular procedures.
    Radiology, 240(2): 597-602. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Recent variceal bleeding: Doppler US hepatic vein waveform in assessment of severity of portal hypertension and vasoactive drug response.
    Radiology, 240(2): 574-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Peripheral arterial disease: clinical and cost comparisons between duplex US and contrast-enhanced MR angiography--a multicenter randomized trial.
    Radiology, 240(2): 401-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Science to practice: Noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension--can US aid in the prediction of portal pressure and monitoring of therapy?
    Radiology, 240(2): 309-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Renovascular impedance correlates with portal pressure in patients with liver cirrhosis.
    Radiology, 240(2): 581-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Embolic signals in unselected stroke patients: prevalence and diagnostic benefit.
    Stroke, 37(8): 2039-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Association of atrial natriuretic peptide and type a natriuretic peptide receptor gene polymorphisms with left ventricular mass in human essential hypertension.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 48(3): 499-505. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Intravascular ultrasound in the drug-eluting stent era.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 48(3): 421-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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