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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TU Vienna Heart pump with air propulsion
The pump may not be larger than five millimetres and no longer than 45 millimetres at a ratio of 1:1. It reaches the heart via a catheter and, placed in the…
Spanish scientists develop echo-location in humans
Producing certain kinds of tongue clicks helps people to identify objects around them without needing to see them, something which would be especially useful…
Is 31P MRS a useful tool for evaluating early acute hepatic radiation injury?
At the present, the gold standard test is liver biopsy. However, this procedure is invasive, uncomfortable for the patients and sometimes results in serious…
New electron microscopy images reveal the assembly of HIV
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University Clinic Heidelberg, Germany, have produced a three-dimensional reconstruction…
PET Scans May Improve Accuracy of Dementia Diagnosis
A new study shows that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans may improve the accuracy of dementia diagnoses early in disease onset for more than…
Advanced image analysis can provide better risk assessment in hardening of the arteries
Peter Holdfeldt, who recently defended his doctoral thesis at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has developed new analytical methods for ultrasound…