Methods: A total of 2,415 subjects (1,261 women; 1,154 men) underwent ultrasound examination of the gallbladder, in November 1996 as part of a prospective study. Subjects in whom GP were detected ...

A pensioner who had been paralysed from the chest down for 30 years found out she had a bladder stone the same size as a baseball in her abdomen after undergoing an ultrasound. The 72-year-old ...

Gangrenous cholecystitis is considered a medical emergency, requiring surgical removal of the gallbladder. An imaging test that allows for the visualization of bile movement through the bile duct ...

Fatty liver disease, or hepatic steatosis, occurs when excess fat accumulates in liver cells. Commonly associated with ...

The gallbladder is a small organ that plays a vital role in digesting the foods you eat. You may need to follow a gallbladder diet if you have gallstones or if your gallbladder is inflamed or infected ...

Figure 1. Flowchart of patient selection. Patients aged 1–17 years who received CTX treatment were included in the study. The inclusion criterion was gallbladder imaging [ultrasound or computed ...

But after a couple of years of work, xMEMS has arrived at the next generation — ultrasound through a solid-state speaker. This tiny, 1mm-thin speaker is called Cypress, and after listening to it ...

“Bladder cancer can be diagnosed through a combination of imaging in the form of an ultrasound or a CT scan, and a flexible cystoscopy (this is a small thin camera placed into the bladder ...

1 Department of General Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China 2 Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China ...

with measures needed to reduce the risks of the enlarged bank. "If you look at the numbers alone and compare UBS with the Swiss economy, it is too big," Maurer told newspaper Tages-Anzeiger.