Ingestible Capsule X-Ray for Real-Time Monitoring

An ingestible x-ray dosimeter detects radiation dose in real time. Researchers found that they could provide approximately five times more accurate monitoring of the dose delivered than current standard methods.

Wearable Ultrasound Patch Goes Completely Cable-Free

A fully wireless ultrasound patch can continuously track critical vital signals such as heart rate and blood pressure. The patch, which can capture detailed medical information and...

Here's an Idea: AI in MedTech

AI can enhance healthcare delivery, improve patient outcomes, and enable personalized treatments.

Innovations Drive Improved Orthopedic Prosthetic Implants

The first ever bone plate that was implanted in a human body is reported to be in the 1560s, centuries before the advent of anesthesia.

3D Imaging Sensor Offers High Angular Resolution

A research team has developed a 3D imaging sensor that has an extremely high angular resolution, which is the capacity of an optical instrument to distinguish points of an object separated by...

Bioinspired Imaging Sensor Advances FGS

There is a high risk of cancer recurrence if even a small number of cancerous cells are left behind after surgical resection. To prevent this, researchers have developed fluorescence-guided surgery...

Fighting Cancer with Real-Time Diagnostics

Inadequate real-time tissue assessment of biopsies from different cell types forces proceduralists to choose between intraprocedural partial tissue adequacy assessment, rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE), or sending tissue samples for full pathology review.

Inside the OEM: Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers is a unique investment case, said CEO Bernd Montag on a recent analyst call. The global medtech company operates in markets that are structurally growing and those that benefit from several secular growth trends, he said.

Wearable Sensor Uses Ultrasound to Provide Cardiac Imaging ‘On the Go’

Engineers and physicians have developed a wearable ultrasound device that can assess both the structure and function of the human heart.

MRI Safety Testing: How Device Manufacturers Can Ensure Safety of Patients with Implants

With a view to the absolute safety of patients, medical device manufacturers must be aware of the potential risks of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

The Promise of Mobile Photoacoustic Imaging

Photoacoustic imaging, which combines optical and acoustic modalities, is enabling some of the most promising medical research.

Microscope Could Speed Up and Simplify Breast Cancer Treatment

Researchers have developed an ultra-tiny endo-microscope that could help improve breast cancer treatment and cut NHS waiting lists.

Stryker Launches Q Guidance System with Spine Guidance Software

Stryker’s Q Guidance System for spine applications combines new optical tracking options provided by a redesigned, state-of-the-art camera with sophisticated algorithms of...

Endoscope Uses Bendable GRIN Lens for 3D Microscopy

Researchers have created a flexible needle-like endoscopic imaging probe that can acquire 3D microscopic images of tissue.

Flexible Surgical Needle Offers Enhanced Precision

Engineers have developed an innovative surgical needle whose trajectory can be corrected on the fly, thanks to a flexible tip controlled with a simple button.

Robotic Heart Catheterization Inside an MRI

A team of scientists received a four-year, $3.7 million NIH grant to attempt what they say would be a medical first: performing robotic heart catheterization while the patient is inside a...

New Center to Break Barriers in Imaging Technology

A new national collaborative — Biomedical Technology Research Resource — will develop label-free optical imaging technologies for medical and biological applications. Researchers...

Inside the OEM: Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medtech companies.

Pulsed MRI System Could Selectively Deliver Drugs to the Brain

Using an office-based human-sized version of this non-invasive device, it may prove possible to cure Alzheimer’s by delivering drugs and genes to specified tracts in the brain under real-time imaging guidance.

Ceramic Material Could Improve MRIs

A new dielectric material enables magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines with shorter scan times and higher image resolutions, good news for cutting the cost of MRI scans for the hospitals and for...

Ultrathin Dental Camera Inspired by Insect-Eye Structure

Using the device, assorted functional imaging was demonstrated to satisfy clinical needs.

Designing Lenses for Near-Infrared and Fluorescence Endoscopy

Fluorescence endoscopy is becoming increasingly important in many medical diagnostic tests. Based on the molecular absorption of light, this technique works by revealing...

FPGA Technology for High-Speed Medical Image Processing

Through better detection, digital mammography can significantly improve radiology outcomes.

Device Creates 3D Images of Skin

A research team has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution 3D images of human skin within 10 minutes. The team says the portable skin mapping (imaging) device could be used to assess...

AI Detects COVID-19 on Chest X-Rays with Accuracy and Speed

A new artificial intelligence platform detects COVID-19 by analyzing x-ray images of the lungs. Called DeepCOVID-XR, the machine-learning algorithm outperformed a team of...

Pushing the Envelope in Pulmonary Image Analysis with Machine Learning and AI

Pulmonology is a field of medicine that deals with respiratory tract diseases, and the medical imaging used by pulmonologists is predominantly chest imaging: CXR,...

Optical Imaging Technology May Help Surgeons Better Treat Cancer, Brain Diseases

Optical imaging helps surgeons map out tumors.

Tiny Devices Promise New Horizon for Medical Imaging

This form of radiation does not damage living tissues.

Flexible Patch Acts as a Continuous, Hands-Free Ultrasound

A team at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has prototyped a flexible patch containing tiny transducers for monitoring health conditions. When paired with a new algorithm, the...