PRATTVILLE, AL (WSFA) - The Alabama Wellness and Prevention Center in Prattville recently showed off its new arterial ultrasound machine. The science behind the ultra-sound detects whether the ...

Lasers are one of the tools physicians can lean on to tackle plaque buildup on arterial walls, but current approaches carry a risk of complications and can be limited in their effectiveness. By ...

Details to help new and experienced clinicians perform ultrasound-guided vascular cannulation have been added to updated guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography. “Ultrasound guidance ...

A carotid ultrasound is an exam that combines two types of ultrasound to look for blockages in your carotid arteries. It is simple and painless. The carotid arteries are located along both sides of ...

BOSTON, MA—Ultrasound guidance for femoral access does not appear to reduce bleeding or vascular complications but does reduce the risk of venipuncture and lowers the number of arterial puncture ...

With the installation of two state-of-the-art machines for diagnosing even the smallest blockages in the arteries and removing them, the department of cardiology at the Institute of Medical Science, ...

For patients undergoing coronary procedures via transfemoral access, ultrasound guidance decreases the combined outcome of major vascular complications or bleeding and is particularly valuable when ...

Vascular access is the most commonly performed invasive procedure in medicine, with 200 million peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters placed annually in U.S. hospitals to administer fluids, ...

Vascular surgeon John Martin was feeling some discomfort in his throat. So he decided to investigate the problem by testing out a pocket-sized ultrasound device, created by the Connecticut-based ...