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===[[Bone]] Quality Assessment===

===[[Bone]] Quality Assessment===

Diagnosis of [[osteoporosis]] can be aided by devices that transmit ultrasonic pulses through bone.  However, [[dual-energy X-ray absorptimetry]] (DEXA) remains the gold standard in the field.

Diagnosis of [[osteoporosis]] can be aided by devices that transmit ultrasonic pulses through bone.  However, [[dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry]] (DEXA) remains the gold standard in the field.

===Ablation===

===Ablation===

[[High intensity focussed ultrasound]] ([[HIFU]]) is used to [[ablate]] cancers, irritable [[automaticity focus|pacemaking centers]] in the heart, and  other undesirable tissues.

[[High intensity focussed ultrasound]] ([[HIFU]]) is used to [[ablation|ablate]] cancers, irritable [[automaticity focus|pacemaking centers]] in the heart, and  other undesirable tissues.

[[category:medicine]]

[[Category:Medicine]]