An ultrasound-guided liver biopsy is a routine procedure in which doctors remove a small piece of liver tissue for analysis in a lab. Your doctor might recommend this procedure if they suspect there ...

PATERSON, N.J.—The first-ever casebook on ultrasound-guided vascular access procedures offers practical solutions to complex bedside challenges with an emphasis on improving patient safety. Now ...

A liver biopsy is a diagnostic procedure that samples a person’s liver tissue to check for any abnormalities. Specialists, such as imaging physicians and diagnostic medical sonographers, may use an ...

The leading areas of research on POCUS have been cardiothoracic ultrasonography and ultrasound-guided procedures. Most of the studies have been published in critical care medicine and emergency ...

Ultrasound is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 140 million ultrasound procedures performed every year.1 These procedures are highly variable, spanning many areas ...

Patients interested in being evaluated to determine candidacy should call 713-798-4696 or email neurosurgery@bcm.edu. Please review the candidate information below. Tremor Improvement: 40-80% ...

Static ultrasound guidance is used to select and mark the site of needle insertion immediately before the procedure takes place. Dynamic ultrasound guidance, in contrast, is used to directly visualize ...

Small valves inside the veins help blood flow properly through them. Varicose veins develop when these valves weaken, allowing blood to collect in the veins. This enlarges them and causes the valves ...

For the first time in three years, Jan Holmsted says he is free of the relentless tremors caused by Parkinson's disease, a change he describes as immediate. "It's like you hit the switch, doc, to turn ...