Low frequency ultrasound improves clot-busters:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Low-frequency ultrasound could allow lower doses of thrombolytic drugs to be used in treating the blood clots that cause stroke, according to results presented at Neurosonology 97 by Dr Masahiko Akiyama of Jikei University in Tokyo. In vitro studies carried out by Dr Akiyama revealed that by treating blood clots with ultrasound as well as urokinase, the time taken to dissolve them could be halved.
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