Medical Engineering
The development of medical equipment, products and technical procedures is characterized by high research and development costs in a variety of fields related to the study of human medicine.
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New technology enables effective simultaneous testing for multiple blood-borne pathogens
The emergence of new pathogens like West Nile Virus, Ebola, Dengue, and Zika, threaten human health on a global scale. Identification of these pathogens…
Handheld scanner reveals vascularization in psoriasis patients
Psoriasis (Psoriasis vulgaris) is an inflammatory skin disease that is characterized by small to palm-sized patches of severely scaling skin. The disease is…
Medical gamma-ray camera is now palm-sized
As represented by conventional radiograph, radiological images provide only black and white figures in 2D space. The situation is basically the same for Single…
Computer accurately identifies and delineates breast cancers on digital tissue slides
Looking closer, the network correctly made the same determination in each individual pixel of the slide 97 percent of the time, rendering near-exact…
SPECT/CT combined with fluorescence imaging detects micrometastases
Researchers in The Netherlands have demonstrated that combining SPECT/CT and fluorescence imaging could help surgeons differentiate tumor tissue from normal…
Get ready: Your future surgery may use an automated, robotic drill
A computer-driven automated drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could play a pivotal role in future surgical procedures. The new machine can…