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Our immune system is powerful in fighting infection, but can also specifically kill malignant body cells such as cancer cells. When we get vaccinated, the immune system gets trained and prepared for these fights. But it is believed that vaccines might also have the potential to educate our immune system to fight cancer cells.
By Markus Haug, Research Scientist, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine.
Making good digital ultrasound probes is extremely challenging because of the constrained amount of power that can be used. If significantly more than a couple of watts are consumed, the probe gets too hot to be allowed to touch your skin.
My personal experience from the Nepal Earthquake in 2015, and lessons learned from Dhulikhel Hospital (DH).
Samita Giri, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
By Svein-Erik Måsøy, Industry liaison and researcher in CIUS – Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions Then watch NRK2 Saturday January 27th at 5.55 pm…
Today, a significant part of the oceans remains coarsely mapped. Some specific areas like the continental shelves will require high-resolution surveys. This represents a very long and expensive task that will keep scientist busy for several decades. A way to reduce costs and time could be to improve the efficiency of current surveys. We are trying to do this by sending more signals in the water at the same time.
The Multi-beam echo sounder is recognized as one of the most efficient and reliable tool for seabed mapping. Applications range from regional mapping of the seabed for geological surveys to the inspection of man-made objects such as pipelines or ship wrecks.
By Antoine Blachet, PhD Candidate, CIUS – Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions.
Given that cardiovascular related diseases are the most probable cause of death globally, according to WHO, we believe that more information regarding blood behaviour can help the doctors make better diagnosis at an earlier stage. But how can you measure these properties inside the heart, behind the ribs, under the skin, without moving the patients from their bed?
By Morten Smedsrud Wigen, PhD Candidate, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging and CIUS – Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions.
Blogger: Dr. Alan Hunter, University of Bath and Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions (CIUS) CIUS researchers are investigating whether a property of ultrasonic waves known…
Innovation was the main topic at the Fall Conference Day for the Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions (CIUS). Invited guest speakers, industry partners and…
At the Center for Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR) we have discovered a new mechanism for how our immune cells recognize streptococcal bacteria that can cause serious infections in both newborns and adults.
Blogger: David Bouget, Post Doc, Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions (CIUS) For patients suffering from lung cancer, the diagnosis phase is crucial in order…