Focused ultrasound directs powerful beams of energy to specific disease targets in the body. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images Sound waves at frequencies above the threshold for human hearing ...

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Sound waves at frequencies above the threshold for human hearing are routinely used in medical care. Also known as ultrasound, these sound waves can help clinicians diagnose and monitor disease, and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard J. Price, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) Sound waves at frequencies ...