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Ultrasound is sound with a frequency greater than the upper restrict of mortal hearing, close to Xx kilohertz. A few fauna, like dogs, dolphins, and bats, have an upper restrict that is greater than that of the mortal ear and thus might hear ultrasound.

Ultrasound has industrial & medical applications. Medical ultrasonography can visualise muscle & easy tissue, making a two utile for scanning the organs, and obstetric ultrasonography is commonly utilized in the period of pregnancy. Average symptomatic ultrasound scanners work in the frequency range of 2 to 13 megahertz. Extra right ultrasound sources can be utilized to generate local heating withinside biological tissue, sustaining applications in physical therapy and cancer treatment. Focussed ultrasound sources can be utilized to decompose kidney stones or for cataract treatment by phacoemulsification.

Supersonic cleaners, periodically known as ultrasonic cleaners, come utilized at frequencies from either 20-40 kHz for jewellery, lenses and other optical area, watches, dental instruments, surgical instruments and industrial parts. A independent mechanism for laundry action within an supersonic cleaner is actually a energy freed from either a collapse of hundreds to thousands of minute cavitation events occurring in the liquid of the cleaner. Front yard cleaners come available & costs range from either or so United states $100.

Ultrasound after applied around specific configurations may create exotic phenomena like sonoluminescence. These phenomena come existence investigated part because of the possibility of bubble fusion.

Ultrasound generator/speaker systems come sold by having claims that it daunt gnawer & insects, however no scientific grounds to believe that a gear operate; restricted tests develop shown that gnawing animal quickly study that a speakers come harmless.

Therus Corp. (USA)
Therapeutic ultrasound products that provide cost-effective, less invasive and noninvasive surgical treatment of benign and malignant disease, and the management of bleeding.

Labthermics Technologies, Inc. (USA)
medical therapy products company dedicated to improving cancer treatment (using microwaves and ultrasound).

An Acoustic Hemostasis Device for Advanced Trauma Care
A multidisciplinary project combining the expertise of scientists and engineers from Univ. of Washington's Applied Physics Lab, the departments of Radiology, Anesthesiology, Bioengineering, and Surgery.

Foundation for Focused Ultrasound Research
A non-profit unincorporated association dedicated to education the promotion of research in all areas of focused ultrasound.

International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound
Official Site for the only International Symposium Dedicated Completely to all areas of HIFU (FUS)therapeutic ultrasound.

Sound Surgical Technologies
Sound Surgical Technologies creates innovative ultrasonic liposuction technologies including the VASER System for body contouring surgery.

SRA Developments Ltd
The home page of SRA Developments Ltd ? Research, Design, Development & Manufacture of Ultrasonic Solutions

Insightec
Company that developed the first FDA-approved HIFU device. Bronze winner of the Wall Street Journal's 2004 Technology Innovation award.

EDAP
A medical equipment company entirely dedicated to HIFU technology (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)

International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound
International Society promoting research, technical, and clinical advancement in Therapeutic Ultrasound






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