Medical Engineering
The development of medical equipment, products and technical procedures is characterized by high research and development costs in a variety of fields related to the study of human medicine.
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World’s first high-resolution brain developed by 3D printer
New model can advance research into neurodegenerative diseases. In a joint project between TU Wien and MedUni Vienna, the world’s first 3D-printed “brain phantom” has been developed, which is modelled…
Swallowable sensors could pinpoint gut movement problems for patients
Scientists have developed an ingestible capsule dotted with sensors that can detect pressure in a patient’s guts and detect points of failure. The ingestible system will give colorectal medical teams…
Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device
The adhesive neck patch is the latest advance by UCLA bioengineers in speech technology for people with disabilities. People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or…
Continuous non-invasive glucose sensing on the horizon
… with the development of a new optical sensor. For decades, people with diabetes have relied on finger pricks to withdraw blood or adhesive microneedles to measure and manage their…
New AI model detects ninety percent of lymphatic cancer cases
Medical image analysis using AI has developed rapidly in recent years. Now, one of the largest studies to date has been carried out using AI-assisted image analysis of lymphoma, cancer…
Premiere in Europe: Holography in Cardiac Medicine
Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Bad Oeynhausen: “Three-dimensional imaging quality facilitates new ways of evaluating and treating structural cardiac diseases.” Experts have been discussing the use of holograms to support medical-clinical…