Device Can Monitor Bone Loss in Space

Researchers at the National Space Biomedical Research Institute in Houston are developing a lightweight ultrasound scanner with a software package that provides tissue and bone images clear enough for flight surgeons to monitor bone loss in space. Called the Scanning Confocal Acoustic Diagnostic...

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