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.
innovations-report provides informative and stimulating reports and articles on topics ranging from imaging processes, cell and tissue techniques, optical techniques, implants, orthopedic aids, clinical and medical office equipment, dialysis systems and x-ray/radiation monitoring devices to endoscopy, ultrasound, surgical techniques, and dental materials.
Better insights needed into failure mechanisms of hip replacements
Computation models developed by the University of Twente and UMC St. Radboud can make an important contribution to our understanding in this field, says Prof….
New Urinalysis Strip
These strips provide nine tests to detect and monitor kidney disease across the continuum of patient care. They can be used on Siemens’ CLINITEK Status®…
Disposable ‘lab-on-a-chip’ may save costs and lives
Researchers in the European SEMOFS (Surface Enhanced Micro Optical Fluidic Systems) team knew that, to reach their goal of disposable cartridges capable of…
New tool for early diagnosis of breast cancer
This technique could be used in the next years in hospitals. It may help doctors to detect tumours with greater precision than is possible using current X-ray…
Optical sensors make MRI scans safer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful, non-invasive way of obtaining detailed internal images of the human body. Unlike x-rays, MRI does not use…
Extremely exact images from inside the body
Magnetic resonance tomographs, which use a magnetic field of 7 tesla, have not yet been in operation in hospitals and clinics, but have solely served research….