July 4, 2011 (La Jolla, CA) — There is no reimbursement code, specifically, for listening to the heart using a stethoscope; nor is there one for watching it using a more sophisticated tool, also ...

Despite the importance of the information provided by echo, current guidelines do not include this examination among those routinely recommended for hypertensive patients, largely because of concern ...

Imaging tests, including ultrasound, are often a part of stomach cancer diagnosis. Stomach cancer is a serious condition that affects thousands of people in the United States each year. According to ...

Researchers found that an NHS test for ovarian cancer in premenopausal women performs poorly, with ultrasound‑based methods demonstrating increased accuracy.