Preparation and Characterization of Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets via Water-Based Exfoliation and Reduction Methods by Vorrada Loryuenyong, Krit Totepvimarn, Passakorn Eimburanapravat, Wanchai Boonchompoo, Achanai Buasri

“…The process started with the chemical oxidation of commercial graphite powder into graphite oxide by modified Hummer’s method, followed by the exfoliation of graphite oxide in distilled water using the ultrasound frequency from a laboratory ultrasonic bath. …”
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TERPENES OF Melipona quadrifasciata GEOPROPOLIS by Marta S. D. Freitas, Matheus H. O. de Sousa, Alexandre Piccinini, Luiz Antonio Mendonça Alves da Costa, Neusa F. de Moura

“…Additionally, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of the hexane fraction obtained via cold extraction under ultrasound revealed the presence of abietane diterpenes and pentacyclic triterpenes, particularly amyrins, with α-amyrin presented in all geopropolis samples.…”
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Breast Desmoid Tumours: A Review of the Literature by Mike Wu, Thomas Michael Hughes, Senarath Edirimanne, Nicholas Ngui

“…Mammography was able to detect 65% of the cases, ultrasound detected 74%, and both CT and MRI detected all cases when used. …”
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The Oscillating Component of the Internal Jugular Vein Flow: The Overlooked Element of Cerebral Circulation by Francesco Sisini, Eleuterio Toro, Mauro Gambaccini, Paolo Zamboni

“…Recently it has been proven that JVP can be obtained by measuring the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the IJV on each sonogram of an ultrasound B-mode sonogram sequence. It has also been proven that during its pulsation the IJV is distended and hence that the pressure gradient drives the IJV haemodynamics. …”
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Body Stalk Anomaly in a 9-Week Pregnancy by Fabio E. Quijano, María Mónica Rey, Mariana Echeverry, Roland Axt-Fliedner

“…This is a case of a 30-year-old patient who underwent ultrasound at 9 weeks of gestation. It revealed an abnormal location of the inferior body of the embryo in the coelomic space. …”
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Kinetic modelling of combined ultrasonication and Soxhlet based extraction of lipids from passion fruit seed using ethanol as solvent by H. Chutia, C.L. Mahanta

“…The comparison of the quality parameters of the extracted oils revealed that the combination of ultrasound and Soxhlet extraction is a viable alternative extraction procedure for obtaining better quality. …”
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Primary Gallbladder Lymphoma in a Male Patient with No Risk Factors Detected Incidentally by CT Colonography by Monil Karia, Grigorios Mitsopoulos, Ketan Patel, Akkib Rafique, Hemant Sheth

“…Unilateral gallbladder wall thickening and lymphadenopathy were incidentally detected and confirmed by ultrasound and a decision for the patient to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative cholangiogram was made. …”
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Nephronophthisis: A Genetically Diverse Ciliopathy by Roslyn J. Simms, Ann Marie Hynes, Lorraine Eley, John A. Sayer

“…Early presenting symptoms in children with NPHP include polyuria, nocturia, or secondary enuresis, pointing to a urinary concentrating defect. Renal ultrasound typically shows normal kidney size with increased echogenicity and corticomedullary cysts. …”
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Improvement of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease treatment by P. I. Seliverstov, V. G. Radchenko

“…Before and after treatment course general examination was performed, including: inquiry and physical examination, clinical and biochemical blood tests, FibroMax tests, large intestine contents culture, bioimpedance analysis of componental body composition, ultrasound investigation of abdominal organs.Results. …”
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Preterm Delivery in the Setting of Left Calyceal Rupture by Brent Hanson, Rami Tabbarah

“…The patient was believed to have urolithiasis, although initial renal ultrasound failed to demonstrate definitive calculi. …”
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Headache attributed to ischemic stroke – a new scope for management: a case study by Elsayed Abed, Ahmad Farag El-adawey, Mohamed Hamed Rashad, Ahmed Hassan Elsheshiny, Ali Mahmoud Ali, Fathy Mahmoud Mansour, Abdel-Ghaffar Fayed, Mohammad Fathi Abdulsalam, Shaimaa Sayed Khater

“…Using transcranial duplex ultrasound, activation of the trigeminovascular pathway could be attributed to the opening of more pain-sensitive collateral channels as the left posterior communicating artery (P Com A). …”
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Real and Pseudoaccommodation in Accommodative Lenses by Ioannis G. Pallikaris, Georgios A. Kontadakis, Dimitra M. Portaliou

“…Objective measurement of the accommodative capability offered by the accommodative IOLs is extremely difficult to obtain, and different methods such as autorefractometers, retinoscopy, and ultrasound imaging during accommodative effort, ray tracing, or pharmacological stimulation have been developed but the results are sometimes inconsistent. …”
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New-Onset Ulcerative Colitis in a Young Caucasian Woman with Unclassified Arteritis by Bryan Roberts

“…The patient presented to the hospital with throbbing neck pain and tenderness around the area of her right carotid artery distribution, nonspecific visual changes, and bilateral upper extremity paresthesia, with significant findings of 50-69% right carotid artery stenosis on a recent outpatient carotid Doppler ultrasound. Based on additional laboratory, clinical, and advanced imaging findings at the hospital, a diagnosis of arteritis not yet classifiable as Takayasu arteritis was made, and the patient was treated with corticosteroids. …”
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Green modification techniques for modulating the properties and starch digestibility of rich-polyphenol low-amylose Riceberry rice (Oryza sativa L.) flour by Tai Van Ngo, Naphatrapi Luangsakul

“…Six green modification techniques, including annealing (ANN), heat moisture treatment (HMT), pregelatinization (Pregel), ultrasound (US), wet-microwave (WM), and dry-microwave (DM), were applied to modulate the properties of rich-polyphenol low-amylose rice flour. …”
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Propolis – quality analysis and use in topical formulations by Ramanauskiene Kristina, Inkeniene Asta Marija, Perminaite Kristina, Zilius Modestas, Majiene Daiva

“…The use of higher-concentration ethanol and a larger amount of raw material allows extracting a larger quantity of active ingredients from raw propolis. Ultrasound extraction is an effective method for the production of aqueous extracts of propolis. …”
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Pituitary Adenoma and Hyperprolactinemia Accompanied by Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis by Sebahattin Destek, Vahit Onur Gul, Serkan Ahioglu, Kursat Rahmi Serin

“…A 39-year-old patient with no history of oral contraceptive use presented with complaints such as redness, pain, and swelling in her left breast. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a suspicious inflamed mass lesion. …”
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Suprapubic Catheter Migration: A Review of a Rare Complication by Amr Elmoheen, Mahmoud Saqr, Waleed Salem, Khalid Bashir, Ayman Hagras

“…The SPC was inserted in the context of urethral injury after falling astride. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) showed a semifilled urinary bladder and moderate hydronephrosis on the left side. …”
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Periapical Microsurgery with an Endoscope and Microscope of Two Upper Central Incisors Already Subjected to Periapical Surgery 25 Years Ago by Pablo Glera-Suarez, Blanca Serra-Pastor, David Peñarrocha-Oltra, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago, Cosme Gay-Escoda

“…Periapical surgery was performed raising a submarginal flap with ostectomy and apicoectomy, retrograde cavity preparation with ultrasound tips, and filling with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Isolated Calf Vein Thrombosis in a Large Teaching Hospital by Santin Brian, B. Fries Richard, Satiani Bhagwan

“…To identify the clinical characteristics of a patient population newly diagnosed with acute isolated calf deep venous thrombosis (ICDVT) by duplex ultrasound scan (DUS). Methods. A retrospective review of the records of 100 consecutive patients diagnosed with ICDVT by DUS was conducted. …”
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Conservative Management for Lingual Thyroid Ectopic by Eder Alberto Sigua-Rodriguez, Douglas Rangel Goulart, Luciana Asprino, Afonso Celso de Moraes Manzano

“…The diagnostic was reached with clinical examination, thyroid scintigraphy with Tc99m and ultrasound. A laryngoscopy was performed which confirmed a spherical mass at base of tongue. …”
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