Medical Devices News

June 13, 2025

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Important Step Towards Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Metastases

May 8, 2025 — Brain metastases often occur as a result of advanced cancer and, despite medical innovations, are still associated with a poor prognosis. Now, an international expert committee has taken an important ...

MRI Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Diagnosis of Common Heart Problem Aortic Stenosis

May 8, 2025 — Researchers have developed cutting-edge MRI technology to diagnose a common heart problem more quickly and accurately than ever before. Aortic stenosis is a progressive and potentially fatal ...

3D Printing in Vivo Using Sound

May 8, 2025 — New technique for cell or drug delivery, localization of bioelectric materials, and wound healing uses ultrasound to activate printing within the ...

New Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Significant Reduction in Depression, Anxiety and PTSD Symptoms

Apr. 28, 2025 — New research shows non-invasive sound wave therapy can directly target deep brain regions, significantly reducing depression, anxiety, and PTSD ...

Decoding the Brainstem: A New Window Into Brain--Body--Mind Interactions

May 2, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new imaging method, D-PSCAN, which enables minimally invasive, wide-field, high-resolution imaging of the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) in living mice. This technique allows detailed investigation of NTS activity and ...

Detecting Invasive Nodules Could Be Key to Preventing Unnecessary Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

Apr. 18, 2025 — Pancreatic cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form in the pancreas. Some remain benign, while others have the potential to develop into pancreatic cancer. A recent study, which followed 257 ...

Artificial Intelligence Tool Helps Predict Relapse of Pediatric Brain Cancer

Apr. 24, 2025 — Researchers trained and validated a deep learning model that can detect subtle changes across post-treatment brain scans and forecast glioma recurrence with up to 89 percent ...

Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients With High-Risk Calcified Coronary Artery Disease

Apr. 15, 2025 — A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent ...

Revealing Capillaries and Cells in Living Organs With Ultrasound

Apr. 3, 2025 — While medical centers use ultrasound daily, so far this technology has not been capable of observing body tissues at the scale of cells. Physicists have now developed a microscopy technique based on ultrasound to reveal capillaries and cells across ...

Terahertz Imaging: Breakthrough in Non-Invasive Cochlear Visualization

Mar. 27, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a groundbreaking use of terahertz (THz) imaging to visualize cochlear structures in mice, offering non-invasive, high-resolution diagnostics. By creating 3D reconstructions, this technology opens new possibilities for ...

Mini Rolling Robot Takes Virtual Biopsies

Mar. 26, 2025 — A tiny magnetic robot which can take 3D scans from deep within the body, that could revolutionize early cancer detection, has been developed by researchers. The team say this is the first time it has been possible to generate high-resolution ...

Repurposed ALS Drug Becomes Imaging Probe to Help Diagnose Neurodegeneration

Mar. 5, 2025 — Scientists used positron emission tomography (PET) with edaravone, a drug used to treat ALS, to detect oxidative stress, which leads to brain damage, offering a clear path to detecting neurological ...

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Breakthrough Tool to Enhance Precision in Cold-Temperature Cancer Surgery

Mar. 3, 2025 — Researchers have developed an innovative tool that enhances surgeons' ability to detect and remove cancer cells during cryosurgery, a procedure that uses extreme cold to destroy tumors. This ...

Researchers Paving the Way for New Era in Medical Imaging

Feb. 25, 2025 — Technology could lead to faster, more precise and more cost-effective alternatives to traditional diagnostic ...

Deep Learning to Increase Accessibility, Ease of Heart Imaging

Feb. 10, 2025 — Researchers have developed a method that leverages artificial intelligence to ensure accurate heart scans without added radiation or ...

Novel PET Approach Identifies Early Signs of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Jan. 22, 2025 — A new molecular imaging technique -- 18F-FAPI PET -- can detect the first signs of tissue remodeling in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension ...

All in the Eyes: High Resolution Retinal Maps Aid Disease Diagnoses

Feb. 4, 2025 — Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, highlighting its potential in the early detection of diseases like type 2 ...

Diagnostic Stewardship Optimizes Detection of Appendicitis

Jan. 29, 2025 — Although the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis is dangerous, over-testing can also be ...

PET Probe Images Inflammation With High Sensitivity and Selectivity

Jan. 22, 2025 — Researchers have developed a breakthrough method to detect inflammation in the body using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. This innovative probe targets CD45, a marker abundantly expressed ...

Ultrasound-Directed Microbubbles Could Boost Immune Response Against Tumors

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated human immune cells with ...

MRI Scanning and Biopsy Could Reduce Delays in the Correct Treatment for Bladder Cancer by More Than Six Weeks

Jan. 15, 2025 — Patients with a common aggressive type of bladder cancer could get correct treatment significantly quicker as new research suggests that initial MRI ...

Advanced Imaging Uncovers Hidden Metastases in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Cases

Jan. 3, 2025 — A new study has found that many cases of high-risk nonmetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer may be more advanced than previously ...

Real Time Monitoring of Stroke Using Light and Sound

Mar. 5, 2025 — Researchers have successfully observed early vascular changes in stroke using an innovative photoacoustic ...

Artificial Intelligence: Algorithms Improve Medical Image Analysis

Jan. 2, 2025 — Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the analysis of medical image data. For example, algorithms based on deep learning can determine the location and size of tumors. This is the ...

First Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker Implanted in a Child

Dec. 20, 2024 — Pediatric cardiologists have implanted a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a ...

Tiny Robots, Big Impact: Revolutionizing Infertility Treatment With Magnetic Microrobots

Dec. 17, 2024 — Infertility affects an estimated 186 million people worldwide, with fallopian tube obstruction contributing to 11%-67% of female infertility cases. Researchers have developed an innovative solution ...

Artificial Intelligence Improves Mammography-Based Risk Prediction

Dec. 12, 2024 — The future of breast cancer screening and risk-reducing strategies is being shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a recent review ...

Noninvasive Imaging Method Can Penetrate Deeper Into Living Tissue

Dec. 11, 2024 — Researchers developed a non-invasive imaging technique that enables laser light to penetrate deeper into living tissue, capturing sharper images of cells. This could help clinical biologists study ...

MRI Could Be Key to Understanding the Impact a Gluten Free Diet Has on People With Celiac Disease

Dec. 6, 2024 — Experts have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to better understand the impact a gluten free diet has on people with celiac disease, which could be the first step towards finding new ways of ...

Imaging Technique Allows Rapid Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Subtypes and Their Response to Treatment

Dec. 6, 2024 — An MRI-based imaging technique predicts the response of ovarian cancer tumors to treatment, and rapidly reveals how well treatment is working, in patient-derived cell ...

Smallest Walking Robot Makes Microscale Measurements

Dec. 2, 2024 — Researchers have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific ...

Alzheimer's: New Strategy for Amyloid Diagnostics

Nov. 25, 2024 — A research group has investigated how Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed more reliably in the ...

Overthinking What You Said? It's Your 'Lizard Brain' Talking to Newer, Advanced Parts of Your Brain

Nov. 22, 2024 — Scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what's happening in other peoples' minds. The findings could have implications for one day ...

Study Reveals How Cell Types Shape Human Brain Networks

Nov. 21, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered how different types of brain cells work together to form large-scale functional networks in the human brain -- interconnected systems that support everything from sensory ...

Researchers Develop Minimally Invasive Neural Interface in Revolutionary Study

Nov. 13, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a technique for diagnosing, managing and treating neurological disorders with minimal surgical ...

A Step Toward Safer X-Rays With New Detector Technology

Nov. 13, 2024 — X-rays are a common component of diagnostic testing and industrial monitoring, used for everything from monitoring your teeth to scanning your suitcase at the airport. But the high-energy rays also ...

In 10 Seconds, an AI Model Detects Cancerous Brain Tumor Often Missed During Surgery

Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have developed an AI powered model that -- in 10 seconds -- can determine during surgery if any part of a cancerous brain tumor that could be removed remains.The technology, called ...

Researchers Develop Robotic Sensory Cilia That Monitor Internal Biomarkers to Detect and Assess Airway Diseases

Nov. 7, 2024 — Mechanical engineers have developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases ...

Plastic Device Aids Robot-Assisted Heart Surgery

Nov. 7, 2024 — A team has developed a plastic surgical field expansion plate that can help surgeons during robot-assisted heart ...

Ultrasound Can Be Used as Search and Rescue Tool for the Brain

Oct. 29, 2024 — Scientists highlighted the potential for ultrasound to treat some of the more complex health conditions affecting the human ...

New Optical Technique Could Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics

Oct. 25, 2024 — A researcher has developed a new technique using light which could revolutionize non-invasive medical diagnostics and optical communication. The research showcases how a type of light called the ...

Nanoparticle Therapy Offers New Hope for Prostate Cancer Patients

Oct. 17, 2024 — Researchers developed an approach to treating prostate cancer, successfully eliminating cancerous cells in 73% of patients in the ...