'''LIVERMORE, Calif. - Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of ...'

'''Use of mammography and breast ultrasound procedures soared by over 30 percent among women aged 25-44 in the 6 months following Kylie Minogue's breast cancer diagnosis, says a new study from the University of Melbourne Kylie's breast cancer triggered a ...'

'''Newswise — Color Doppler ultrasound, not CT, should be the first imaging examination for adult patients with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study emphasizes. The study of 420 medical records found that sonography correctly denied acute ...'

'''ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2008) — A high-energy form of ultrasound imaging developed by researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering produces pictures of liver tumors that are better than those made with traditional ultrasound, according to ...'

'''ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2006) — A new ultrasound technique allows radiologists to accurately distinguish benign from malignant breast lesions. Using elasticity imaging, researchers correctly identified both cancerous and harmless lesions in nearly all of ...'

'''The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to warn physicians about hazards with drugs used to enhance the diagnosis of heart problems using ultrasound imaging machines. A spokeswoman for the agency said it 'has been investigating reports of ...'

'''Philadelphia, PA, October 1, 2007 - Newer ultrasound and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging tests yield encouraging initial results in diagnosing fibrosis (scarring) and cirrhosis of the liver, according to three studies in the October issue of the journal ...'

'''PORTLAND, Ore. – A study led by a team of researchers at Oregon Health & Science University has demonstrated for the first time that molecular imaging with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and targeted microbubbles is effective in detecting at a very early ...'

'''The ultrasound system used by bats, dolphins, and whales has developed into a technology that has found numerous applications in diverse fields, including the biomedical domain, where it has been used particularly as an imaging device. Now low-frequency ...'

'''The study of this innovative treatment approach -- called magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) -- also shows that the more completely tumors are destroyed by focused ultrasound, the more durable the symptom relief. In ...'