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 8 (August)

1. First-trimester ultrasound assessment of the nasal bone to screen for aneuploidy.
   Obstet Gynecol, 110(2): 399-404. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Gestational age at cervical length measurement and incidence of preterm birth.
   Obstet Gynecol, 110(2): 311-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Left atrial appendage: variations in morphology and position causing pitfalls in pediatric echocardiographic diagnosis.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 1011-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Comparison of 2- and 3-dimensional exercise echocardiography for the detection of coronary artery disease.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 959-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Speckle tracking echocardiography is a sensitive tool for the detection of myocardial ischemia: a pilot study from the catheterization laboratory during percutaneous coronary intervention.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 974-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Usefulness of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography for the evaluation of coronary artery morphology in patients with Kawasaki disease.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 930-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Assessment of mitral annulus size and function by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography in cardiomyopathy: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 941-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Three-dimensional echocardiographic evaluation of right ventricular volume and function in pediatric patients: validation of the technique.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 921-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Clinical outcome and echocardiographic predictors of aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve.
   J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 998-1003. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Measurement of volumetric flow by real-time 3-dimensional doppler echocardiography in children.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 915-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. The evaluation of real-time 3-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography for the preoperative functional assessment of patients with mitral valve prolapse: a comparison with 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 934-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Noninvasive estimation of right ventricular filling pressure by ratio of early tricuspid inflow to annular diastolic velocity in patients with and without recent cardiac surgery.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 982-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Global left ventricular systolic function based on the sum of regional myocardial velocities during exercise echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 968-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Left valsalva sinus aneurysm rupture into left atrium and aortic valve prolapse confirmed with transesophageal echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 20(8): 1010.e3-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease detected by echocardiographic screening.
    N Engl J Med, 357(5): 470-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration and 18FDG-positron emission tomography in the evaluation of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
    Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 6(4): 433-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Laser peripheral iridotomy in eyes with narrow drainage angles: ultrasound biomicroscopy outcomes. The Liwan Eye Study.
    Ophthalmology, 114(8): 1513-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Role of sonographic examination in traumatic knee internal derangement.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 88(8): 984-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Utility of Doppler echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging in the estimation of diastolic function in heart failure with normal ejection fraction: a comparative Doppler-conductance catheterization study.
    Circulation, 116(6): 637-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Spectrophotometric determination of carbon tetrachloride via ultrasonic oxidation of iodide accelerated by dissolved carbon tetrachloride.
    Anal Chim Acta, 597(2): 295-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of isoflavones from soy beverages blended with fruit juices.
    Anal Chim Acta, 597(2): 265-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Global longitudinal strain measured by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is closely related to myocardial infarct size in chronic ischaemic heart disease.
    Clin Sci (Lond), 113(6): 287-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Sonographic cervical assessment to predict the success of labor induction: a systematic review with metaanalysis.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 197(2): 186-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Screening for structural fetal anomalies during the nuchal translucency ultrasound examination.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 197(2): 181.e1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Significance of the early postoperative duplex result in infrainguinal vein bypass surveillance.
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 34(3): 327-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Sonication of removed hip and knee prostheses for diagnosis of infection.
    N Engl J Med, 357(7): 654-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Meta-analysis of angiographic versus intravascular ultrasound parameters of drug-eluting stent efficacy (from TAXUS IV, V, and VI).
    Am J Cardiol, 100(4): 621-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Intravascular ultrasound parameters associated with stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent deployment.
    Am J Cardiol, 100(4): 615-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Preliminary study of ultrasonic structural quality control of Swiss-type cheese.
    J Dairy Sci, 90(9): 4071-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Detection of left ventricular dysfunction by Doppler tissue imaging in patients with complete recovery of visual wall motion abnormalities 6 months after a first ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 27(5): 305-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Comparison between aortic, mitral and tricuspid annular velocities measured with quantitative two-dimensional color Doppler tissue imaging in healthy subjects.
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 27(5): 275-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. The influence of endoscopic biliary stents on the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound for pancreatic head cancer staging.
    Endoscopy, 39(9): 813-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Cytopathologic diagnoses of fine-needle aspirations from endoscopic ultrasound of the mediastinum: reproducibility of the diagnoses and representativeness of aspirates from lymph nodes.
    Cancer, 111(4): 234-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: imaging findings.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 189(3): 712-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Sonographically guided percutaneous catheter drainage versus needle aspiration in the management of pyogenic liver abscess.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 189(3): W138-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Sonographically guided percutaneous needle lavage in calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: short- and long-term results.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 189(3): W128-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Sonographic training program at a district hospital in a developing country: work in progress.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 189(3): W119-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Ultrasound-guided interscalene needle placement produces successful anesthesia regardless of motor stimulation above or below 0.5 mA.
    Anesth Analg, 105(3): 848-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. The incidental finding of a patent foramen ovale during cardiac surgery: should it always be repaired? A core review.
    Anesth Analg, 105(3): 602-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Perioperative echocardiographic examination for ventricular assist device implantation.
    Anesth Analg, 105(3): 583-601. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Esophageal stents for iatrogenic esophageal perforations during cardiac surgery.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 84(3): 1034-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Transaortic fine-needle aspiration of centrally located lung cancer under endoscopic ultrasound guidance: the final frontier.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 84(3): 1019-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Echocardiographic characteristics of professional tennis players at the Roland Garros French Open.
    Am Heart J, 154(3): 527-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Left ventricular opacification for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease with stress echocardiography: an angiographic study of incremental benefit and cost-effectiveness.
    Am Heart J, 154(3): 510-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Stress echocardiography, stress single-photon-emission computed tomography and electron beam computed tomography for the assessment of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of diagnostic performance.
    Am Heart J, 154(3): 415-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. First human demonstration of cardiac stimulation with transcutaneous ultrasound energy delivery: implications for wireless pacing with implantable devices.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 50(9): 877-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Effect of body positioning during transcranial Doppler detection of right-to-left shunts.
    Eur J Neurol, 14(9): 1035-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Comprehensive recognition of double-site dynamic obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by cardiac magnetic resonance and Doppler echocardiography.
    Int J Cardiol, 121(1): e9-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Quantitative estimation of left atrial linear dimension on a transthoracic echocardiogram using an electrocardiographic formulaic assessment.
    Am J Cardiol, 100(5): 894-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Independent value of echocardiography and N-terminal pro-natriuretic Peptide for the prediction of major outcomes in patients with suspected heart failure.
    Am J Cardiol, 100(5): 870-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Diagnostic usefulness and prognostic implications of the mitral E/E' ratio in patients with heart failure and severe secondary mitral regurgitation.
    Am J Cardiol, 100(5): 860-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Detailed intravascular ultrasound analysis of Zotarolimus-eluting phosphorylcholine-coated cobalt-chromium alloy stent in de novo coronary lesions (results from the ENDEAVOR II trial).
    Am J Cardiol, 100(5): 818-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Nonrandomized comparison of coronary stenting under intravascular ultrasound guidance of direct stenting without predilation versus conventional predilation with a semi-compliant balloon versus predilation with a new scoring balloon.
    Am J Cardiol, 100(5): 812-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Ultrasound effect on osteoblast precursor cells in trabecular calcium phosphate scaffolds.
    Biomaterials, 28(32): 4788-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Noninvasive assessment of the right ventricular filling pressure gradient.
    Circulation, 116(9): 1015-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. The preferred choice for radial endosonographic staging of esophageal cancer: standard echoendoscope or nonoptic esophagoprobe?
    Surg Endosc, 21(9): 1617-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Measurement of soft tissue elasticity in the congenital clubfoot using scanning acoustic microscope.
    J Pediatr Orthop B, 16(5): 357-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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