Medicine ultrasound applications

One of the first applications of ultrasound in medicine was the so-called ultrasonic massage introduced in Germany before the Second World War. This was introduced as a substitute for the hands of the masseur in patients who had suffered from fractures and similar injuries. Rubbing movements are capable of improving the circulation very considerably and help also to break down adhesions between muscles and their sheaths that limit the range of movement. The use of ultrasound for the treatment of sporting injuries, particularly strains and tennis elbow is now commonplace as equipment for this purpose is readily commercially available to the physiotherapist. This is one of the first uses of ultrasound in the treatment of medical problems and is part of a new field of medicine called therapeutic ultrasound [15]. 

Wilson, M. and F, Ruzicka (Editor) Modem Imaging of die Liver Applications of Computerized Tomography Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, 1989. 

Clark JM, Brancati FL, Diehl AM (2002) Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology 122 1649-1657 Coatney RW (2001) Ultrasound imaging principles and applications in rodent research. liar Journal 42 233-247 Cockman MD, Hayes DA, Kuzmak BR (1993) Motion suppression improves quantification of rat liver volume in vivo by magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 30 355-360... 

Ultrasound-assisted soft digestion has been used for other practical purposes from which analytical chemists can derive new applications. One case in point is in medicine, where ultrasound has been used as an adjunctive therapeutic treatment for clot dissolution of pharmacological thrombolysis. The combination of externally applied low-frequency high-intensity US with fibrinolytic therapy resulted in more rapid and complete reperfusion than the application of US or administration of fibrinolytic agents alone [42]. 

We are all aware of the use of ultrasound radiation in medicine, where it is being used mostly for diagnosis. More recently, however, focused ultrasound radiation is being used to burn cancer cells. Less is known regarding its application in chem-... 

Fry, F. J. Ultrasound Its Application in Medicine and Biology Elsevier Scientific New York, 1978. 

Ultrasound has long been used for a wide range of applications [5]. These include inter alia the welding of plastics [6], ultrasonic imaging in medicine [7], the dispersion of pigments and solids [8], cleaning both on an industrial scale [9] and in precision applications such as dentistry [10], and in catalyst manufacture [11]. Sonoelectrochemistry [3,12-15] is concerned with the coupling of power ultrasound to electrochemical systems in order to both achieve and develop new processes and applications. 

Today s ultrasound technology has a wide range of applications in industrial and medical field, from distance measurement to medical diagnostic imaging. The fields such as dermatology, ophthalmology, and cardiovascular medicine require ultrasonic imaging systems. CMUTs enable... 

Coakley W, Nyborg WL (1978) Applications in ultrasound its applications in medicine and biology. Elsevier, New York... 

First results of the use of water jets for medical applications have been pubhshed in 1982 - a plain waterjet scalpel for the resection of liver tissue has been appUed [62]. The use of the plain waterjet offers an important advantage over conventional surgery and ultrasound or laser cutting athermic and selective cutting - the plain waterjet under low pressure (below 100 bar) cuts the tissue but the blood vessels are not injured, because they are slightly more resistant There are several other possibilities to exploit the potential of the plain waterjet in medicine, such as... 

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