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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Novel catheter technique successfully patches holes in the heart
A novel catheter technique for patching holes in the heart may make it possible for many patients to avoid surgery altogether and others to regain enough…
New imaging techniques avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests for Klippel-Trénaunay vascular malformation
The reason for these advantages lies in the fact that both imaging techniques enable an overall evaluation of the Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome. More…
High intracoronary attenuation improves accuracy of 64-slice CT-CA
For the study, 170 patients with suspected coronary artery disease underwent CT-CA. The average vascular attenuation measured in the aortic root and in…
CT better than plain radiographs in diagnosing lumbar spine fractures
The study consisted of 932 patients who underwent plain radiographs and abdomen and pelvis CT within three days of an injury. These patients were divided into…
CT colonoscopy has 90 percent agreement rate with optical colonoscopy
“We analyzed the findings of 363 CTC-detected lesions in 244 patients who subsequently underwent optical colonoscopy,” said Tyler Prout, MD, lead author of the…
New technology useful for soft-tissue imaging in interventional radiology procedures
For the study, 35 patient examinations were conducted, covering a diverse range of both vascular and non-vascular clinical application scenarios. The…