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Ultrasound does active wound healing

November 9, 2009

I came across a neat article in Forbes where researchers are using ultrasound to stimulate blood flow and heal chronic wounds. This is just another use for ultrasound. I wrote an article about diagnostic ultrasound a few months ago, Rob Cravotta wrote up 3-D ultrasound, and there are other uses like using a lot of ultrasound energy to break up tumors or kidney stones. There are also industrial uses like film thickness measurement. It is a fascinating area— and ultrasound system is a complex transmitter receiver chain with aspects far more interesting than a radar signal chain, which it resembles.

Posted by Paul Rako on November 9, 2009 | Comments (1)

November 10, 2009
In response to: Ultrasound does active wound healing
William Ketel commented:

The applications of ultrasound, (ultrasonic frequencies through (sort of) solid materials, such as flesh and organs and even various fluids, will definitely grow, since these frequencies do allow a lot of information to be found. So seeing through things without radiation is a great new field. BUT there is also a down-side. Just because most of us humans can't hear or feel this sound does not mean that others hear and feel nothing. When you see the untrasonic scan of a fetus and it tries to cover it's ears, just consider that there may be some feeling going on. Fluid coupling works much better than air coupling, and it is entirely possible to rach levels that would not be acceptable at a loud concert. So perahps we need to think carefully and watch what is happening.

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