The Less Stiff the Better
by Ramya Kannan & Sruthi Guru
For the past few decades, lifestyle changes, including an increase in the consumption of fast food, have increased the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Current research on early detection and diagnosis of CVDs has opened up new avenues in clinical diagnostics, whose findings can help us in early diagnosis and modifying our style of living. The use of non-invasive techniques using ultrasound has become a new scientific tool being researched at Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras in the group led by Dr. Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam.
