Renal ultrasound (kidney ultrasound) is a safe, noninvasive imaging test that uses sound waves to create images of your kidneys and bladder. It helps healthcare providers detect kidney stones, tumors, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An FDA panel voted that for adults with uncontrolled hypertension, the benefits of an ultrasound renal ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation system for the treatment of hypertension, Recor Medical Inc and parent company Otsuka Medical Devices ...

The Paradise uRDN System is the first and only FDA-approved ultrasound-based RDN technology designed to reduce blood pressure by denervating overactive sympathetic nerves surrounding the renal ...

A new ultrasound treatment for kidney stones might provide pain-free relief while the patient is awake, researchers say. Kidney stones are often excruciatingly painful. In most cases, patients are ...

The Paradise uRDN system is a novel ultrasound-based renal denervation technology designed to lower blood pressure by denervating the sympathetic nerves surrounding the renal arteries, reducing the ...

A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows -- in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for the ...

The hypertension treatment market is hot, with Medtronic leading the way in commercializing a renal denervation device. An estimated two dozen other companies are chasing the medical device ...

New results from a clinical trial testing a novel ultrasound therapy for hypertension show the experimental treatment can deliver clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure. The treatment is ...

Bursts of ultrasound waves could break up kidney stones within 10 minutes, potentially offering a faster and less painful way to pass stones in the urine without surgery. Kidney stones are crystals ...