Medical Engineering

Medical Engineering

Z-Shaped Incision: A Game Changer for Minimally Invasive Surgery

If the technique ultimately proves successful in human trials, researchers say it could circumvent the long painful recovery times and medical complications…

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Sweden’s MedTech Potential: Insights from Recent Report

Sweden has an excellent record in the medtech field: Gambro, Getinge and Elekta are prime examples of thriving companies that have been built up around Swedish…

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Improved Laser-Doppler Tech Enhances Burn Injury Assessment

Using the perfusion image made by a laser and an ultra fast camera, doctors will be able to determine whether a burn needs surgery. The new measuring device,…

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New MRI Technique Uncovers Lung Disease Insights

There are relatively few centres around the world which have access to this particular magnetic resonance technique, which is based in Nottingham University….

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Using Ultrasound to Heal Open Leg Ulcers in Diabetics

Minor skin wounds might hurt a lot, but they usually heal within a matter of days. For diabetics, the slightest scratch can have more serious consequences. In…

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Mobile Innovations Transforming Cancer Care for Children

One in every two hundred cancer patients is a child and although diagnosis and treatment have improved considerably in recent years. Adolescents facing cancer…

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World-Class Tech and Talent Unite Against Cancer at Centenary

The Centenary Institute, one of Australia’s leading medical research institutes, unveiled a powerful microscope unlike any other in Australia today….

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Innovative Infrared Emitters Transform Medical Technology

However, for some time, infrared emitters have been used directly used to heat tissue before liposuction and they help to remove wrinkles. Infrared emitters…

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New Device Enhances Quality Control in Radiotherapy Treatments

Ionizing radiations play a vital role in the treatment and diagnosis of malignant neoplastic illnesses as well as in the diagnosis of other pathologies….

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Narrow Band Imaging: Detecting Flat Dysplastic Lesions in UC

Narrow band imaging (NBI) is a novel illumination technology for endoscopy characterized by light with wavelengths of narrow bands that improves the visibility…

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PET scans show gene therapy normalizes brain function in Parkinson's patients

Andrew Feigin, MD, and David Eidelberg, MD, of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research collaborated with Michael Kaplitt, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical…

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Lung Cancer Treatment Innovation Earns Irish Recognition

The technique allows medical staff to identify exactly where the tumour is located, ensuring a more accurate delivery of treatment. Dr Hanna, a Queen’s…

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High-Tech CT Scans: A Smart Choice for Clogged Arteries

A study by an international team of cardiac imaging specialists, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, concludes that sophisticated computed tomography (CT)…

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Advancements in Artificial Organs: A Focus on Medical Tech

Medical technology has become an established high-profile discipline in the University of Bern's Strategy 2012. The importance and excellent international…

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Siemens Unveils New Technology to Simplify Surgical Workflows

With this generation, surgical workflows have been optimized through numerous improvements. These include, for example, the new ergonomic monitor trolley and…

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New Imaging Technique Enhances Autoantibody Profiling in RA

This profile can give valuable information about the progress of the disease. A unique feature of this so-called Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) technique is…

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