Medical Engineering

Medical Engineering

Mobile Psychologist System: Streamlining HR Recruitment

Employing the right person for the job is often a difficult decision. This is compounded by the need to go through hundreds sometimes thousands of applications…

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'Wildcat Power Cord' repairs cruciate ligament in dairy cow's knee

The cow, named Wilhelmina Jolene by the veterinary students assigned to her case, sustained a breeding injury in December 2007 when the cruciate ligament in…

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MRI has a high false positive rate for women with a hereditary risk of breast cancer, but …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) falsely detects breast cancer in five out of every six positive scans according to new research into the use of MRI for women…

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Enhancing Defibrillator Efficiency for Heart Attack Response

A heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction or coronary thrombosis, is the most dramatic manifestation of cardiovascular illness, the main cause of…

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MRI Unveils Genetic Insights Into Brain Tumors

Now, researchers at UCSD School of Medicine have shown that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology has the potential to non-invasively characterize tumors…

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New techniques improve imaging quality, not diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus

Researchers from the study found that the image quality of magnified images of BE that are obtained with new imaging techniques was preferred both by expert…

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Single CT Scan Enables Comprehensive Heart Disease Diagnosis

In the current issue of the journal Circulation, a research team from the Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Heart & Vascular Center report their…

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New Robotic Surgery Centre Opens at Imperial College London

The Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery – supported by the Helen Hamlyn Trust – established at Imperial College London, will push forward the integration of…

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New System Enhances Hearing for Cochlear Implant Patients

The main aim of this work includes improving the acquisition of Compound Action Potential records, carrying out an application analysis in the cochlear implant…

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Live Cells Detect Food-Borne Pathogens for Safety Solutions

The technique, which has potential biosecurity and food safety applications, also can estimate the amount of microbes present and whether they pose an active…

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Princeton Researchers Explore New Insights into the Human Brain

The scientists believe they may be opening the door to inquiries into a region that acts as the staging area for the brain chemicals whose overabundance or…

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New Ultrasound Method Boosts Early Cancer Detection in Trondheim

A method that transmits new and more advanced ultrasound signals is being tested in Trondheim. The chances of discovering and diagnosing tumors in the prostate…

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Success of Pin Point Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Treatment

The study, published today (27 Feb) in the peer-reviewed journal ecancermedicalscience, examined the use of Electron Intraoperative Therapy (ELIOT), which…

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New Tech to Repair Eduardo-Style Leg Injuries Unveiled

The comments were made by Professor Peter Ogrodnik, from Staffordshire University, who has spent 15 years perfecting medical devices and techniques for the…

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Space Suit Innovations That Cure Terrestrial Diseases

Having been seriously tested in the orbit, these innovations and novelties get adapted to terrestrial life and find application in such areas as medicine and…

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New Device Measures Organ Health Before Transplant

By means of a microelectrode that measures the impedance and temperature of the tissues, the system enables the state of any organ to be monitored from the…

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