RALEIGH – Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses “vortex ultrasound” – a sort of ultrasonic tornado – to break down blood clots in the brain. The new approach worked more ...

Treating brain clots just got a lot quicker. A team of researchers have developed a new ultrasound tool that creates a vortex, or “tornado-like” experience that can break up dangerous blood clots that ...

It goes without saying that if someone has a blood clot in their brain, that clot should be cleared as soon as possible. An experimental new transducer could help, as it uses swirling waves of ...