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.

Engineers develop way of detecting problems with artificial hip joints

Engineers at the University of Bath have developed a diagnostic test which measures the frequency of sound produced when the femur bone in the leg is vibrated.The new method is much more sensitive than the traditional method of using x-rays to detect the loosening of implants, and so can diagnose much smaller gaps around the implanted joint….

New imaging technique could promote early detection of multiple sclerosis

Myelin is the fatty sheath coating the axons, or nerve cells, that insulate and aid in efficient nerve fiber conduction. In diseases such as multiple…

For First Time, Cochlear Implant Restores Hearing To Patient With Rare Genetic Disorder

The advance was possible, researchers say, because their years of research into the disease showed that these tumors do not affect the cochlear nerve necessary…

New Biodegradable Magnesium Stents For Coronary Arteries

But both the Article and an accompanying Comment warn longer term follow-up of the patients fitted with biodegradable stents is needed.Coronary stents improve…

'Virtual autopsy' helps identify drowning as cause of death

MDCT is comparable to conventional autopsy in demonstrating airway froth and sediment that are indicative of drowning.”Our findings show that MDCT can be used…

New Technique for Keeping Blood Vessels Open

The team involving Professors Jim McLaughlin, John Anderson and Paul Maguire are based at the Northern Ireland Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC) on the…

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