Background Conclusive evidence indicating an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a common entrapment neuropathy, is lacking. Ultrasound therapy (US therapy) has long been used as ...

A doctor may suspect Turner syndrome in a fetus after doing a blood test called noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) that checks for genetic abnormalities. Also, a fetal ultrasound may detect ...

Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of conditions that together increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular problems, including heart attack. The features of metabolic syndrome ...

1 Peking University First Hospital, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Department, Beijing, China 2 Peking University First Hospital, Department of Radiology, Beijing, China Background Salivary ...

Many investigators have reported the association between each isolated ultrasound marker and the risk for Down syndrome. Vintzileos and associates [19] reported the incidence of ultrasound markers ...

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a group of rare conditions in which veins in the liver become blocked. An ultrasound for BCS may show atypical, narrowed, or potentially blocked veins inside the liver.

What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome? Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disorder. If you have ZES, you likely have 1 or more tumors in the first part of the small intestine, the ...

In 2022, Dion announced that she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes muscle spasms and impacts her ability to sing. At the time, Dion canceled all of ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of the lung ultrasound (LUS) score in patients with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (pARDS) who received ...

We read with great interest the recently published paper entitled, “Ultrasound-Guided Triamcinolone Acetonide Hydrodissection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial” by Wang et al. ...

Ultrasound A nuchal translucency test uses ultrasound to measure fluid on your baby’s neck. More fluid than usual may indicate Down syndrome. Doctors typically perform this test during the first ...