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 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. Rest and Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the evaluation of mid-term results of mitral valve repair in Barlow's disease.
   Cardiovasc Ultrasound, 5: 17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Mid-term echocardiographic follow up of left ventricular function with permanent right ventricular pacing in pediatric patients with and without structural heart disease.
   Cardiovasc Ultrasound, 5: 13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Dual thrombosis of the pulmonary arterial and venous anastomotic sites after single lung transplantation: role of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis and management.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 438.e9-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Anotomic interaction between the aortic root and the atrial septum: a prospective echocardiographic study.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 409-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Echocardiography-based spectrum of severe tricuspid regurgitation: the frequency of apparently idiopathic tricuspid regurgitation.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 405-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Mitral annular remodeling with varying degrees and mechanisms of chronic mitral regurgitation.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 397-404. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Proximal flow convergence region as assessed by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography: challenging the hemispheric assumption.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 389-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Dynamic change in mitral annular area and motion during percutaneous mitral annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation: preliminary animal study with real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 381-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Efficient quantification of the left ventricular volume using 3-dimensional echocardiography: the minimal number of equiangular long-axis images for accurate quantification of the left ventricular volume.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 373-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. The relationship between aortic stiffness and cardiac function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, independently from systemic hypertension.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 366-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Transient ischemic left ventricular cavity dilation is a significant predictor of severe and extensive coronary artery disease and adverse outcome in patients undergoing stress echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 352-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Assessment of segmental myocardial viability using regional 2-dimensional strain echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 342-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Evaluation of longitudinal and radial two-dimensional strain imaging versus Doppler tissue echocardiography in predicting long-term response to cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(4): 335-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Usefulness of right ventricular tissue Doppler imaging to predict outcome in left ventricular heart failure independent of left ventricular diastolic function.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(7): 961-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Arterial ultrasonography and tonometry as adjuncts to cardiovascular risk stratification.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 49(13): 1413-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Ultrasound and ozone assisted biological degradation of thermally pretreated and anaerobically pretreated distillery wastewater.
    Chemosphere, 68(1): 42-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. A hand-carried cardiac ultrasound device in the outpatient cardiology clinic reduces the need for standard echocardiography.
    Heart, 93(4): 470-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Usefulness of a placental profile in high-risk pregnancies.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 196(4): 363.e1-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the small for gestational age neonate: not a simple relationship.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 196(4): 335.e1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Combined analysis with amniotic fluid index and estimated fetal weight for prediction of severe macrosomia at birth.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 196(4): 333.e1-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Identification of patients at risk for early onset and/or severe preeclampsia with the use of uterine artery Doppler velocimetry and placental growth factor.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 196(4): 326.e1-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance stress tests: adenosine stress perfusion and dobutamine stress wall motion imaging.
    Circulation, 115(13): 1769-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Selective imaging of adherent targeted ultrasound contrast agents.
    Phys Med Biol, 52(8): 2055-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Current clinical applications of spectral tissue Doppler echocardiography (E/E' ratio) as a noninvasive surrogate for left ventricular diastolic pressures in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved left ventricular systolic function.
    Cardiovasc Ultrasound, 5: 16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Does vaginal bleeding influence first-trimester markers for Down syndrome?
    Prenat Diagn, 27(4): 312-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Isolated left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia: cardiac axis and displacement before fetal viability has no role in predicting postnatal outcome.
    Prenat Diagn, 27(4): 322-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Mediastinoscopic ultrasonography.
    J Thorac Oncol, 2(4): 362-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Intraoperative ultrasound using phase inversion harmonic imaging: first experiences.
    Neurosurgery, 60(4): 382-6; discussion 386-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Optically neuronavigated ultrasonography in an intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging environment.
    Neurosurgery, 60(4): 373-80; discussion 380-1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Direct-current nanogenerator driven by ultrasonic waves.
    Science, 316(5821): 102-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Central corneal thickness: z-ring corneal confocal microscopy versus ultrasound pachymetry.
    Cornea, 26(3): 303-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Transthoracic echocardiography-guided biopsy of a right ventricular mass.
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown), 8(4): 274-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: a pilot feasibility study in an Italian cardiologic center.
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown), 8(4): 265-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. The bright minds beyond our machines: Henry Coandă and his ideas.
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown), 8(4): 251-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Brief ultrasonication improves detection of biofilm-formative bacteria around a metal implant.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 457: 210-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. A systematic approach to substernal epicardial echocardiographic examination.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 21(2): 237-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Rate of progression of coronary atherosclerotic plaque in women.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 49(14): 1546-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Coupling continuous ultrasound-assisted extraction with ultrasonic probe, solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of sodium Danshensu and four tanshinones in Salvia miltiorrhiza bunge.
    Anal Chim Acta, 589(2): 231-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Quantification and localization of mitral valve tenting in ischemic mitral regurgitation using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 31(5): 839-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. An automated feature extraction and emboli detection system based on the PCA and fuzzy sets.
    Comput Biol Med, 37(6): 861-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Comparison of intravascular ultrasound and quantitative coronary angiography for the assessment of coronary artery disease progression.
    Circulation, 115(14): 1851-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Sonographic diagnosis of cesarean scar pregnancy at 16 weeks.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 35(4): 212-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Pentalogy of Cantrell: sonographic assessment.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 35(4): 216-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Antenatal diagnosis of double outlet of right ventricle without extracardiac anomaly: a report of 4 cases.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 35(4): 221-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Echocardiographic aspects of hiatal hernia: A review.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 35(4): 196-203. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Publication bias does not play a role in the reporting of the results of endoscopic ultrasound staging of upper gastrointestinal cancers.
    Endoscopy, 39(4): 325-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Endoscopic ultrasound versus endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for patients with intermediate probability of bile duct stones: a randomized trial comparing two management strategies.
    Endoscopy, 39(4): 296-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Cervical range of motion and cephalic kinesthesis: ultrasonographic analysis by age and sex.
    Spine, 32(8): E254-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Depressed myocardial contractile reserve in patients with obstructive sleep apnea assessed by tissue Doppler imaging with dobutamine stress echocardiography.
    Chest, 131(4): 1082-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Pericardial abnormalities predict the presence of echocardiographically defined pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease.
    Chest, 131(4): 988-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Transgastric endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage: results of a pilot study.
    Endoscopy, 39(4): 287-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Treatment of biliary obstruction in selected patients by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided transluminal biliary drainage.
    Endoscopy, 39(4): 292-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. The value of endoscopic rectal ultrasound in predicting the lateral clearance and outcome in patients with lower-third rectal adenocarcinoma.
    Endoscopy, 39(4): 309-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. The long prognostic value of wall motion abnormalities during the recovery phase of dobutamine stress echocardiography after receiving acute beta-blockade.
    Coron Artery Dis, 18(3): 187-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Classification of transcranial Doppler signals using their chaotic invariant measures.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed, 86(2): 171-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Combining eigenvector methods and support vector machines for detecting variability of Doppler ultrasound signals.
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed, 86(2): 181-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Tissue Doppler and strain imaging for evaluating tissue elasticity of breast lesions.
    Acad Radiol, 14(5): 522-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Automated analysis of myocardial deformation at dobutamine stress echocardiography: an angiographic validation.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 49(15): 1651-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies of pancreatic masses: comparison between fine needle aspirations and needle core biopsies.
    Diagn Cytopathol, 35(5): 276-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Sonographic hematoma-guided vs wire-localized lumpectomy for breast cancer: a comparison of margins and volume of resection.
    Arch Surg, 142(4): 343-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. The independent prognostic value of contractile and coronary flow reserve determined by dipyridamole stress echocardiography in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(8): 1154-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Use of ultrasound to enhance nonviral lung gene transfer in vivo.
    Gene Ther, 14(9): 768-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Viscoelasticity imaging using ultrasound: parameters and error analysis.
    Phys Med Biol, 52(9): 2425-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. A comparison of women's, providers' and ultrasound assessments of pregnancy duration among termination of pregnancy clients in South Africa.
    BJOG, 114(5): 569-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Pattern detection of atherosclerosis from carotid artery doppler signals using fuzzy weighted pre-processing and Least Square Support Vector Machine (LSSVM).
    Ann Biomed Eng, 35(5): 724-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound chronic pancreatitis criteria to the endoscopic secretin-stimulated pancreatic function test.
    Dig Dis Sci, 52(5): 1206-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Analysis of agreement between Duplex ultrasound scanning and arteriography in patients with lower limb artery disease.
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown), 8(5): 337-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Comparative study of transperineal and transabdominal sonography in the diagnosis of placenta previa.
    J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 33(2): 134-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease.
    J Neuroimaging, 17(2): 164-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Age-related changes in echocardiographic measurements: association with variation in the estrogen receptor-alpha gene.
    Hypertension, 49(5): 1000-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Genetic variations associated with echocardiographic left ventricular traits in hypertensive blacks.
    Hypertension, 49(5): 992-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. What is the most appropriate methodology for detection of conduit artery endothelial dysfunction?
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 27(5): 1172-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and rectal endoscopic sonography for the prediction of location of deep pelvic endometriosis.
    Hum Reprod, 22(5): 1457-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer does not offer any benefit in clinical outcome: a randomized controlled trial.
    Hum Reprod, 22(5): 1327-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Future directions and conclusions.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S305-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Toward an ultrasound curriculum for critical care medicine.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S290-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Contrast ultrasound in the assessment of patients presenting with suspected cardiac ischemia.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S280-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Ultrasound imaging techniques for regional blocks in intensive care patients.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S268-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Bedside echocardiography in the assessment of the critically ill.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S235-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Ultrasound in the detection of venous thromboembolism.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S224-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Role of transcranial Doppler in neurocritical care.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S216-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Renal ultrasonography in critically ill patients.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S198-205. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Ultrasound-guided interventional radiology in critical care.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S186-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Ultrasound imaging in vascular access.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S178-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Role of ultrasound in the airway management of critically ill patients.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S173-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Focused echocardiographic evaluation in resuscitation management: concept of an advanced life support-conformed algorithm.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S150-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Specific skill set and goals of focused echocardiography for critical care clinicians.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S144-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Focused ultrasound training for clinicians.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S138-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Basic physics of ultrasound imaging.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S131-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. History of emergency and critical care ultrasound: the evolution of a new imaging paradigm.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S126-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. The use of a picture archiving and communication system to catalogue visible-light photographic images.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol, 18(4): 577-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Duplex ultrasonography is an efficient diagnostic tool for the detection of moderate to severe internal carotid artery stenosis.
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 27(3): 144-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Prenatal diagnosis of isolated non-compaction of the ventricular myocardium: study of six cases.
    Pediatr Int, 49(2): 172-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Role of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms: correlation with surgical histopathology.
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 5(4): 489-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. MDCT detection of mitral valve calcification: prevalence and clinical relevance compared with echocardiography.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 188(5): 1264-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Three-dimensional visualization of liver segments on contrast-enhanced intraoperative sonography.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 188(5): W464-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. Prenatal ultrasonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings of congenital cloacal anomalies associated with meconium peritonitis.
    J Pediatr Surg, 42(4): 681-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. Early prediction of infarct size by strain Doppler echocardiography after coronary reperfusion.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 49(16): 1715-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. Endoscopic-ultrasound-guided endoscopic transmural drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts and abscesses.
    Scand J Gastroenterol, 42(4): 524-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. New method of evaluating gastric mucosal blood flow by ultrasound.
     Scand J Gastroenterol, 42(4): 513-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
101. Differentiation between the two types of amiodarone-associated thyrotoxicosis using duplex and amplitude Doppler sonography.
     Acta Radiol, 48(4): 412-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
102. Recanalization after intravenous thrombolysis: does a recanalization time window exist?
     Neurology, 68(17): 1364-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
103. Ultrasound biomicroscopy study of direct and oblique 25-gauge vitrectomy sclerotomies.
     Am J Ophthalmol, 143(5): 881-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
104. Prospective assessment after pediatric cardiac ablation: fate of intracardiac structure and function, as assessed by serial echocardiography.
     Am Heart J, 153(5): 815-20, 820.e1-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
105. Detection of pulmonary vein stenosis by transesophageal echocardiography: comparison with multidetector computed tomography.
     Am Heart J, 153(5): 800-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
106. A prospective, randomized comparison between ultrasound and nerve stimulation guidance for multiple injection axillary brachial plexus block.
     Anesthesiology, 106(5): 992-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
107. The use of ultrasound in remediation of North American English /r/ in 2 adolescents.
     Am J Speech Lang Pathol, 16(2): 128-39. [Abstract] [Full-text]
108. Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia: current concepts and future trends.
     Anesth Analg, 104(5): 1265-9, tables of contents. [Abstract] [Full-text]
109. The radiologist's role in managing paediatric liver transplantation: personal experience with 40 patients.
     Radiol Med (Torino), 112(3): 456-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
110. Adjunctive diagnostic value of ultrasonography evaluation in patients with suspected ductal breast disease.
     Radiol Med (Torino), 112(3): 354-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
111. CT angiography versus colour-Doppler US in acute dissection of the vertebral artery.
     Radiol Med (Torino), 112(3): 435-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
112. A pilot study of ultrasound analysis before pediatric peripheral vein cannulation attempt.
     Acad Emerg Med, 14(5): 483-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
113. The role of cardiovascular imaging techniques in the assessment of patients with acute chest pain.
     Nucl Med Commun, 28(6): 441-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
114. Morphometry of the retrobulbar human optic nerve: comparison between conventional sonography and ultrafast magnetic resonance sequences.
     Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 48(5): 1913-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
115. Ultrasound biomicroscopy evaluation of angle closure in a patient with multiple and bilateral iridociliary cysts.
     Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd, 224(4): 324-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
116. A vertical scanning Doppler probe identifies blood vessels during laparoscopic surgery.
     Surg Endosc, 21(5): 782-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
117. Influence of completely supra-annular placement of bioprostheses on exercise hemodynamics in patients with a small aortic annulus.
     J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 133(5): 1234-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
118. Duplex scan characteristics of bypass grafts to mesenteric arteries.
     J Vasc Surg, 45(5): 922-7; discussion 927-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
119. Visible light induced sonophotocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red dye 198 using dye sensitized TiO2.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 531-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
120. Treatment of dye wastewater by using photo-catalytic oxidation with sonication.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 615-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
121. Sonochemistry on primordial Earth--its potential role in prebiotic molecular evolution.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 672-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
122. The effect of pH on sonochemical degradation of hydrazine.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 627-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
123. Mechanism of the protective effects of long chain n-alkyl glucopyranosides against ultrasound-induced cytolysis of HL-60 cells.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 667-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
124. Characterization and activity of sonochemically-prepared BSA microspheres containing Taxol--an anticancer drug.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 661-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
125. Sono-sorption as a new method for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 599-604. [Abstract] [Full-text]
126. Ultrasonic extraction of oil from tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) seeds.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 646-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
127. Sonophotocatalytic degradation of congo red and methyl orange in the presence of TiO2 as a catalyst.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 589-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
128. p-Aminophenol degradation by ozonation combined with sonolysis: operating conditions influence and mechanism.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 568-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
129. Absorption kinetics of ozone in water with ultrasonic radiation.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 552-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
130. Investigation on the sonocatalytic degradation of acid red B in the presence of nanometer TiO2 catalysts and comparison of catalytic activities of anatase and rutile TiO2 powders.
     Ultrason Sonochem, 14(5): 545-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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