Medical Engineering

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New nanoparticles make blood clots visible

Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that they have designed nanoparticles that find clots and make them visible to…

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PET Scans: Early Insights on Thyroid Cancer Therapy Response

Currently being tested in clinical trials, vandetanib inhibits the function of the RET (rearranged-during-transfection protein) proto-oncogene and other…

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Innovative Diagnosis Tools Enhance Pathologists’ Accuracy

Researchers are leveraging Ohio Supercomputer Center resources to develop computer-assisted diagnosis tools that will provide pathologists grading Follicular…

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Surgeons Feel Grasp Force with Innovative Keyhole Surgery Tool

This is made possible by designing the instrument in such a way that it sends tangible feedback signals to the handle held by the surgeon. Delft University of…

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Magnetically controlled pill could boost body's absorption of drugs

A new magnetic pill system developed by Brown University researchers could solve the problem by safely holding a pill in place in the intestine wherever it…

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LCD Projector Controls Worms: Advancing Optogenetics Research

Use of the LCD technology to control small animals advances the field of optogenetics — a mix of optical and genetic techniques that has given researchers…

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Stanford’s New Technique Reveals Deep Brain Neurons for Months

Standard light microscopes don't allow researchers to look into the interior of the living brain, where memories are formed and diseases such as dementia and…

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Robotic surgery of 'tremendous benefit' to patients, say JGH researchers

Robot-assisted surgery dramatically improves outcomes in patients with uterine, endometrial, and cervical cancer, said researchers at the Jewish General…

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Elastography Predicts Biopsy Needs for BI-RADS 4 Masses

The study found that ultrasound elastography, which indicates tissue softness, can help predict cancer in patients with BI-RADS category 4 masses. “Because…

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Faster Brain Scans: Breakthrough in MRI Technology

An international team of physicists and neuroscientists has reported a breakthrough in magnetic resonance imaging that allows brain scans more than seven times…

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Navigated Liver Surgery: Global Partnership Enhances Precision

Today, challenging liver surgery is frequently planned and optimized with regard to associated risks with the support of a computer. Based on radiological…

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St. Michael's Hospital first in Ontario to implant powerful new defibrillator

St. Michael's Hospital today became the first in Ontario to implant a small but powerful new defibrillator into a patient's chest.The defibrillator – about the…

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Robotic Surgery Advances for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas account for about 4 percent of malignant tumors diagnosed in the United States each year. Currently the standard…

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New Imaging Technique Reduces Lymphedema in Breast Cancer

VIDEO ALERT: Additional audio and video resources, including excerpts from an interview with Dr. Andrea Cheville and other researchers presenting at San…

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New Aortic Valve Technology Reduces Surgery Risks and Costs

The technology spares patients the trauma of surgery and cuts total per-patient costs. As the research magazine Pictures of the Future reports in its latest…

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Expert Panel Discusses Safety in Medical Imaging Innovations

Panel members included James A. Brink, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Yale University School of Medicine in New…

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