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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PET scan can non invasively measure early assessment of treatment for common type of breast cancer
Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning and a glucose analogue called FDG, a research team led by Hannah Linden, M.D. and David Mankoff M.D., of the…
Automated analysis of MR images may identify early Alzheimer’s disease
In their report that will appear in the journal Brain and has been released online, the MGH/Martinos team show how their software program can accurately…
Breast MRI Detects Additional “Unsuspected” Cancers Not Seen on Mammography or Ultrasound
A total of 199 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer underwent breast MRI. “We found additional, unsuspected cancers in the ipsilateral breast (the one…
New imaging technique reveals structural changes in Tourette's
Kirsten Müller-Vahl, from Hanover Medical School, led a team of researchers who used normal MRI scanning and the new MTI technique to investigate the brains of…
Siemens sets a new standard in subtraction angiography
Previously, multiple black and white image frames had to be reviewed to visualize the contrast medium flow through the blood vessels. Now with the colors of…
New EEG trace interpretation method predicts neurological recovery of cardiac arrest patients
Up until now, the use of electroencephalography (EEG) in the monitoring of cardiac patients has been limited due to interpretation difficulties. A study…