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 5 (May)

1. Ultrasound findings after screening for Down syndrome using the integrated test.
   Obstet Gynecol, 109(5): 1046-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. First-trimester ultrasonographic screening for trisomy 21 using fetal nuchal translucency and nasal bone.
   Obstet Gynecol, 109(5): 1040-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Reproducible coronary plaque quantification by multislice computed tomography.
   Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 69(6): 857-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Renal hemodynamics: theory and practical tips.
   Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 69(6): 894-901. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Statistical distributions of potential interest in ultrasound speckle analysis.
   Phys Med Biol, 52(10): N213-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Pulsed-high intensity focused ultrasound and low temperature-sensitive liposomes for enhanced targeted drug delivery and antitumor effect.
   Clin Cancer Res, 13(9): 2722-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Early fetal sexing of Saanen goats by use of transrectal ultrasonography to identify the genital tubercle and external genitalia.
   Am J Vet Res, 68(5): 561-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Dependence of particle volume fraction on sound velocity and attenuation of EPDM composites.
   Ultrasonics, 46(2): 177-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Effect of anisotropy on acoustoelastic birefringence in wood.
   Ultrasonics, 46(2): 184-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Lens-focused transducer modeling using an extended KLM model.
    Ultrasonics, 46(2): 155-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. A post-compression based ultrasound imaging technique for simultaneous transmit multi-zone focusing.
    Ultrasonics, 46(2): 148-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Gaussian wavelet based dynamic filtering (GWDF) method for medical ultrasound systems.
    Ultrasonics, 46(2): 168-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Ultrasonic field modeling for immersed components using Gaussian beam superposition.
    Ultrasonics, 46(2): 138-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Growth of high performance piezoelectric crystal Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 using PbO flux.
    Ultrasonics, 46(2): 129-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Light diffraction by two parallel superposed ultrasonic waves of the frequency ratio 1:2.
    Ultrasonics, 46(2): 133-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Improved beamforming using curved sparse 2D arrays in ultrasound.
    Ultrasonics, 46(2): 119-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Parametric harmonic-to-fundamental ratio contrast echocardiography: a novel approach to identification and accurate measurement of left ventricular area under variable levels of ultrasound signal attenuation.
    Ultrasonics, 46(2): 109-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Comparison between echo-color Doppler sonography features and angioarchitecture of thyroid nodules.
    Int J Surg Pathol, 15(2): 135-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Relation between number of component views and accuracy of left ventricular mass determined by three-dimensional echocardiography.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(9): 1321-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Usefulness of carotid ultrasound to improve the ability of stress testing to predict coronary artery disease.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(9): 1196-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Prognostic significance of myocardial ischemia during dobutamine stress echocardiography in asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus and no prior history of coronary events.
    Am J Cardiol, 99(9): 1193-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Antenatal hydronephrosis and the risk of pyelonephritis hospitalization during the first year of life.
    Urology, 69(5): 970-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. The fate of the external carotid artery after carotid artery stenting. A follow-up study with duplex ultrasonography.
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 33(6): 657-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Correlation between prenatal ultrasound and fetal autopsy findings in fetal anomalies terminated in the second trimester.
    Prenat Diagn, 27(5): 457-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Reliability analysis on ductus venosus assessment at 11-14 weeks' gestation in a high-risk population.
    Prenat Diagn, 27(5): 442-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Stiffness- and relaxation-based quantitation of radial left ventricular oscillations: elucidation of regional diastolic function mechanisms.
    J Appl Physiol, 102(5): 1862-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Incomplete stent apposition and very late stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent implantation.
    Circulation, 115(18): 2426-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Left ventricular form and function revisited: applied translational science to cardiovascular ultrasound imaging.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 539-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography demonstrates size and extent of acute left ventricular free wall rupture.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 538.e1-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. A transesophageal echocardiography study: traumatic left atrial appendage and left upper pulmonary vein dissection.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 537.e3-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. An unusual cause of stroke from a left atrial mass.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 537.e1-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. High-grade video compression of echocardiographic studies: a multicenter validation study of selected motion pictures expert groups (MPEG)-4 algorithms.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 527-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Validation of transthoracic tissue Doppler assessment of left atrial appendage function.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 521-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Stem cell therapy improves myocardial perfusion and cardiac synchronicity: new application for echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 512-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Does postsystolic motion or shortening predict recovery of myocardial function after primary percutanous coronary intervention?
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 505-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Alterations of regional myocardial function in a swine model of myocardial infarction assessed by echocardiographic 2-dimensional strain imaging.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 498-504. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. The contribution of left ventricular muscle bands to left ventricular rotation: assessment by a 2-dimensional speckle tracking method.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 486-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Noninvasive echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary wedge pressure in candidates for and recipients of heart transplantation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 480-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Estimation of left ventricular filling pressure with exercise by Doppler echocardiography in patients with normal systolic function: a simultaneous echocardiographic-cardiac catheterization study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 477-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Geometric changes of tricuspid valve tenting in tricuspid regurgitation secondary to pulmonary hypertension quantified by novel system with transthoracic real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 470-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Right ventricular myocardial isovolumic relaxation time as novel method for evaluation of pulmonary hypertension: correlation with endothelin-1 levels.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 462-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Variables influencing the accuracy of right ventricular volume assessment by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography: an in vitro validation study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 456-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Normal values of right ventricular size and function by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(5): 445-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Low-intensity ultrasound inhibits apoptosis and enhances viability of human mesenchymal stem cells in three-dimensional alginate culture during chondrogenic differentiation.
    Tissue Eng, 13(5): 1049-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Fetal conditions and fatal decisions: ethical dilemmas in ultrasound screening in Vietnam.
    Soc Sci Med, 64(11): 2248-59. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Left ventricle diastolic function in the patients after coronary arteries bypass graft combined with left ventricle aneurismectomy according to tissue doppler imaging: one year follow-up.
    Postgrad Med J, 83(979): 320-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound in carotid interventions.
    J Endovasc Ther, 14(2): 198-207. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Noninvasive and invasive evaluation of cardiac dysfunction in experimental diabetes in rodents.
    Cardiovasc Diabetol, 6: 14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Comparing the clinical and economic effects of clinical examination, pulse oximetry, and echocardiography in newborn screening for congenital heart defects: a probabilistic cost-effectiveness model and value of information analysis.
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 23(2): 192-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Providing on-site diagnosis of malignancy on endoscopic-ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirates: should it be done?
    Ann Diagn Pathol, 11(3): 176-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Use of ultrasound in breast surgery.
    Surg Clin North Am, 87(2): 469-84, x. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Blood flow in its context: combining 3D B-mode and color Doppler ultrasonic data.
    IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph, 13(4): 748-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. US Features of thyroid malignancy: pearls and pitfalls.
    Radiographics, 27(3): 847-60; discussion 861-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. EUS-assisted rendezvous stenting of the pancreatic duct for chronic calcifying pancreatitis with multiple pseudocysts.
    Pancreatology, 7(1): 74-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Penile prosthesis implantation in cases of fibrosis: ultrasound-guided cavernotomy and sheathed trochar excavation.
    J Sex Med, 4(3): 809-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Duplex scanning diagnosis of internal carotid artery dissections. A case control study.
    Cerebrovasc Dis, 23(5): 441-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Is transcranial Doppler for the detection of venous-to-arterial circulation shunts reproducible?
    Cerebrovasc Dis, 23(5): 424-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Use of ultrasound for the determination of flour quality.
    Ultrasonics, 46(3): 270-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy in children: characterisation of clinical status using tissue Doppler-derived indices of left ventricular diastolic relaxation.
    Heart, 93(6): 676-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Real-time three-dimensional dobutamine stress echocardiography for coronary artery disease diagnosis: validation with coronary angiography.
    Heart, 93(6): 672-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Cerebro-fronto-facial syndrome (Dandy-Walker Variant and frontofacial dysmorphisms): report of the first case identified by increased nuchal translucency beyond 13(+6) weeks.
    Congenit Anom (Kyoto), 47(2): 68-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Comparison of cardiac outputs during major surgery using the Deltex CardioQ oesophageal Doppler monitor and the Novametrix-Respironics NICO: a prospective observational study.
    Int J Surg, 5(3): 176-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. The 20-week scan: beyond biometry and anatomy.
    Clin Obstet Gynecol, 50(2): 478-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Imaging in local staging of gastric cancer: a systematic review.
    J Clin Oncol, 25(15): 2107-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Is the image guidance of ultrasonography beneficial for neurosurgical routine?
    Surg Neurol, 67(6): 579-87; discussion 587-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. B-flow imaging of the hepatic vasculature: correlation with color Doppler sonography.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 188(6): W522-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Sonographic evaluation of venous obstruction in liver transplants.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 188(6): W515-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Effects of ultrasound guidance on the minimum effective anaesthetic volume required to block the femoral nerve.
    Br J Anaesth, 98(6): 823-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Ultrasonographic guidance for sciatic and femoral nerve blocks in children.
    Br J Anaesth, 98(6): 797-801. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Severe early onset pre-eclampsia: prognostic value of ultrasound and Doppler assessment.
    J Perinatol, 27(6): 335-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Ultrasound-guided transcutaneous Tru-Cut biopsy to diagnose laryngopharyngeal masses: a pilot study.
    Cancer, 109(11): 2268-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Diagnostic ultrasound for nerve transection.
    Muscle Nerve, 35(6): 796-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Comparison of central corneal thickness measurements by visante anterior segment optical coherence tomography with ultrasound pachymetry.
    Am J Ophthalmol, 143(6): 1047-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Endoscopic ultrasound compared with laparoscopy for staging esophageal cancer.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 83(6): 2000-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. In patients referred for investigation because computed tomography suggests thickened gastric folds, endoscopic ultrasound is superfluous if gastroscopy is normal.
    Am J Gastroenterol, 102(6): 1200-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. A stress echocardiography study of cardiac function during progressive exercise in pediatric oncology patients treated with anthracyclines.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer, 49(1): 56-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Normal range of fetal finger movements.
    J Pediatr Orthop B, 16(4): 252-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of anthocyanins in red raspberries and identification of anthocyanins in extract using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
    Ultrason Sonochem, 14(6): 767-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Comparison of hydrodistillation and ultrasonic solvent extraction for the isolation of volatile compounds from two unifloral honeys of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Castanea sativa L.
    Ultrason Sonochem, 14(6): 750-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Degradation of azo dye Acid black 1 using low concentration iron of Fenton process facilitated by ultrasonic irradiation.
    Ultrason Sonochem, 14(6): 761-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. The beneficial influence of ultrasound in the polymerization of epsilon-caprolactam to polyamide-6 (Nylon 6). Part I: primary experimental results.
    Ultrason Sonochem, 14(6): 680-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. High-power ultrasound in olive paste pretreatment. Effect on process yield and virgin olive oil characteristics.
    Ultrason Sonochem, 14(6): 725-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. The beneficial influence of ultrasound in the polymerization of epsilon-caprolactam to polyamide-6 (Nylon 6). Part II: additional experiment to understand the "pre-sonication effect".
    Ultrason Sonochem, 14(6): 689-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Ultrasound-assisted crystallization (sonocrystallization).
    Ultrason Sonochem, 14(6): 717-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Method for comparing the efficiency of ultrasound irradiation independent of the shape and the volume of the reaction vessel in sonochemical experiments.
    Ultrason Sonochem, 14(6): 695-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Power M-Mode Doppler and single-gate spectral analysis using a 2-MHz pulsed-wave Doppler transducer to directly detect cervical internal carotid artery stenosis: use of the continuity principle: report of a novel technique.
    Stroke, 38(6): 1780-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Newer concepts for imaging anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries in adults.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 69(7): 942-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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