Picture a smartwatch that doesn’t just show your heart rate, but a real-time image of your heart as it beats in your chest. Researchers may have taken the first step down that road by creating a ...

Dr. James Stein answers the question: 'Role Of Ultrasound Stress Testing?' — -- Question: What is the role of ultrasound stress testing? Answer: One of the mainstays of evaluating and managing ...

Separately at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology in Amsterdam, Siemens Healthineers and Philips trained their spotlights on how artificial intelligence will continue to change ...

In a recent article published in the journal Nature, a team of researchers described a wearable ultrasonic device that allows cardiac function to be assessed directly in real-time, with improved ...

Hu, Huang, Li et. al. Ultrasound can provide detailed images of your heart, but the bulk makes it impractical for continuous scanning — especially outside of the hospital. It might be far more ...

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Smartwatches that can monitor a wearer's heart rate use light pulses to detect changes in blood volume. But research from Google proposes using ultrasound from an earphone's speaker driver to look for ...

SINGAPORE – Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are working together to develop wearable ...

Ultrasound radiology stands out as an exceptionally safe, affordable and versatile diagnostic tool in modern medicine. Unlike X-rays or CT scans, ultrasound provides critical, real-time internal ...

Simple neck scan could help predict future heart failure risk in older adults. Keep reading to learn more on this study.

A simple ultrasound scan of blood vessels in the neck could help detect men at increased risk of heart attack and stroke.