Medical Engineering

Medical Engineering

High Intracoronary Attenuation Boosts 64-Slice CT-CA Accuracy

For the study, 170 patients with suspected coronary artery disease underwent CT-CA. The average vascular attenuation measured in the aortic root and in…

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CT Scans Outperform X-Rays in Diagnosing Lumbar Fractures

The study consisted of 932 patients who underwent plain radiographs and abdomen and pelvis CT within three days of an injury. These patients were divided into…

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CT Colonoscopy Shows 90% Agreement With Optical Method

“We analyzed the findings of 363 CTC-detected lesions in 244 patients who subsequently underwent optical colonoscopy,” said Tyler Prout, MD, lead author of the…

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Innovative Soft-Tissue Imaging Tech for Interventional Radiology

For the study, 35 patient examinations were conducted, covering a diverse range of both vascular and non-vascular clinical application scenarios. The…

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MIT Team Unveils High-Res 3D Eye Imaging System

The research will be presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference in Baltimore on May 10.The new imaging system is based on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), which uses light to obtain high-resolution, cross-sectional images of the eye to visualize subtle changes that occur in retinal disease. OCT was developed in the early 1990s by MIT Professor James Fujimoto, Eric Swanson at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and collaborators; Fujimoto is an author of the report to be presented in May….

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Innovative Device Empowers Moms to Monitor Baby’s Heartbeat

It is small and easy to use so that mother’s-to-be can keep a regular check on their baby’s heart beat without having to go into hospital and be attached to a…

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Gold nanoparticles to be used in early diagnostics and treatment of cancer

A step further is the use of the gold particles in actual treatment of cancer. For new in vitro and preclinical tests, the scientists have received funding…

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Heart monitor sets the pace for new inventions

A team from the Centre for Physical Electronics and Quantum Technology in the Department of Engineering and Design at the University of Sussex has already…

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Successful Sight Saving Screening Programme for Diabetes Patients set to Expand

The Nottingham Diabetic Retinopathy Service is expanding from four to 10 locations, to include additional health centres and a branch of Boots in Nottingham…

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New Imaging Method Unlocks Insights Into Multiple Sclerosis

The combined imaging method is enabling the researchers to study how multiple sclerosis causes an overproduction of “astroglial filaments,” which form bundles…

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Tomotherapy: High-Precision Radiotherapy Advancing Cancer Care

The latest in radiotherapy technology, this “image-guided radiotherapy” improves the accuracy of treatment and limits exposure to healthy tissues. Since…

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Don’t use drains in uncomplicated open cholecystectomy

Drains increase harm without providing any benefit for patients undergoing open cholecystectomy, a Cochrane Review discovered – they should therefore be…

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New Counter-Flow Pump Design Offers Hope for Heart Patients

“The counter-flow pump is a bi-ventricular assist device (BVAD), meaning it supports both the left and right sides of the heart simultaneously,” he said.”But…

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Flexible Electronics Enhance Brain Injury Research Insights

Developed by a team of engineers at Princeton University, Columbia University and the University of Cambridge, the membranes feature microelectrodes that are…

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PneuStep — MRI-safe motor makes robotic biopsies possible

Engineers at the Johns Hopkins Urology Robotics Lab report the invention of a motor without metal or electricity that can safely power remote-controlled…

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World's first 'smart' robotic micro-drill used in surgical operation

It does not have to be programmed or made to work from a computer operated by a human. It is smart. It just knows where to go and what to do. This has never…

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