Medical Engineering

Medical Engineering

Home Sleep Diagnosis: New Multisensory System Unveiled

A multisenorial ambulatory sleep system for the diagnostics of neurological and respiratory disorders is currently developed within a research cooperation. The…

Medical Engineering

Eye – ground: The truth in a distorting mirror

It is the so-called digital fundus-camera equipped with the real-time aberrometer. In fact, two devices are combined in it – one of them enables to see the…

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Simply Evolutionary: Siemens Unveils New Technology for Nuclear Medicine’s

The Symbia E is the newest addition to the Symbia family of SPECT and SPECT•CT (computed tomography) imaging systems. It provides users with a high-quality…

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Whole-Blood Sensor Research Enhances Cardiac Testing Accuracy

Fast, accurate blood analysis is vital in the treatment of people suffering heart attacks or other life-threatening cardiac events, said Professor Jim…

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New Tech Could Replace Dental X-Rays for Better Care

A team of scientists from the university’s SIMBIOS (Scottish Informatics and Mathematics Biology and Statistics) Centre will use sophisticated CAT…

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New Thoracic Imaging Approach Targets Venous Issues

Multi-detector computed tomography (CT) scanners are traditionally used to create three-dimensional images of arteries, the vessels which carry oxygen-rich…

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Virtual colonoscopy — a new technology for colorectal cancer screening?

At the American College of Radiology Imaging Network meeting on September 28, researchers presented results from the National CT Colonography Trial. This…

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Next-Gen Ablation Catheter: Quick Relief for Varicose Veins

After her baby was born last year, she’d tried running to get back into shape but had to stop because her feet—which ached constantly—hurt even more when she…

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Innovative Environmental Solutions in Medical Technology

Long before the terms “climate change” and “energy efficiency” were on everyone’s lips, Siemens was working hard to systematically improve the impact of its…

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Year-Round Proton Therapy Launches at PSI with New Cyclotron

A new proton accelerator, a superconducting cyclotron, has been put into operation for patient treatment. The accelerator is used in conjunction with a gantry,…

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New Research Explores Statin Benefits for Heart Patients

Dr Sarah Calaghan from the University’s Faculty of Biological Sciences has been awarded £80,000 from Heart Research UK to progress her preliminary evidence…

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New Tech to Aid Stroke Patients’ Movement Rehabilitation

Researchers from the University’s School of Health Professions & Rehabilitation Sciences and the School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS). have developed…

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Photoacoustic Mammoscope Enhances Conventional Mammography

From first tests on patients using the ‘photoacoustic mammoscope’ developed by the University of Twente, researcher dr. Srirang Manohar concludes that the…

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New Technique Enhances Early Cancer Diagnosis Potential

In an article in the latest issue of Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, Uppsala University researchers describe a technique that the journal regards as…

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New 3D light microscopy method reveals new perspectives on the dynamics of the cell’s skeleton

The technological advance, which is published in the current online issue of Nature Methods, allows for the first time the observation of the intrinsic dynamic…

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New Imaging Technique Detects Fatty Hearts in Pre-Diabetics

The technique detects fat accumulation in cells of the beating heart in a way no other clinical method can, the researchers said, and may provide a way to…

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