Medical Imaging Videos

• Heart Disease
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
  Mesothelioma
  Chronic Illness
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Stents Help Cardiothoracic Surgeons Treat Aortic Aneurysms

  A new, minimally invasive procedure allows cardiothoracic surgeons to treat aortic aneurysm patients for whom open-chest surgery would pose serious risks. A stent endograft, inserted endoscopically ... > more
• Back and Neck Pain
  Pain Control
  Neuropathy
  Workplace Health
  Bone and Spine
  Fibromyalgia
   
  

  EMG Helps Physiatrists Find Causes of Pain

  Electromyography (EMG) detects the electrical potential generated by muscle cells, and can test nerve function. EMG can help physiatrists pin down the cause of back pain in cases such as spinal ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Breastfeeding
  Medical Technology
  Communications
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Pressure Sensors and Transducers Help Make Dummies More Life-Like

  Electrical, computer, and biological engineering combine in creating baby-patient simulators for training new pediatricians. A new simulator incorporates microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and ... > more
• Infectious Diseases
  Pharmacology
  Bacteria
  Children's Health
  Alzheimer's Research
  Microbes and More
   
  

  With New Antibiotics, Pediatricians Fight Proxy War on Bugs

  Strep throat has become harder to fight using penicillin or amoxicillin, but that's not because the Streptococci have developed a resistance to those drugs. Instead, more than 50 percent of children ... > more
• Ultrasound
  Medical Imaging
  Medical Technology
  Space Station
  Space Probes
  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Portable Machines Go Beyond Prenatal Uses

  Ultrasound uses sound waves that bounce off body parts, producing echoes. A computer translates the echoes into images that rival the quality of CAT scans and MRIs, showing broken bones, muscle ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Today's Healthcare
  Asthma
  Medical Technology
  Lung Disease
  Nuclear Energy
   
  

  Safer Ventilator Prevents Contamination From Water Condensation

  Doctors can now keep patients who are in respiratory care safer with a new kind of ventilator. Ventilator oxygen is completely dry and needs to be humidified for the patient's comfort, but water can ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Today's Healthcare
  Lung Cancer
  Medical Imaging
  Gene Therapy
  Brain Tumor
   
  

  Engineers Devise Implantable Dosimeter to Track Success of Radiation Therapy

  Radiologists could soon measure the amount of radiation exposure experienced by different tissues using an implantable capsule. The device contains a small dosimeter and sends radiation exposure data ... > more
• Eye Care
  Optics
  Today's Healthcare
  Medical Technology
  Wounds and Healing
  Physics
   
  

  Opthalmologists Develop Laser Procedure to Shorten Patients' Recovery

  Replacing the scalpel with a laser, a new cornea transplant procedure leads to faster recovery. Instead of a straight cut, the laser makes zigzag slices around the patient's eye and the donor cornea. ... > more
• Arthritis
  Consumer Behavior
  Electronics
  Technology
  Engineering
  HIV and AIDS
   
  

  Human-Factors Engineers Focus on User-Friendliness

  Human-factors engineers -- whose training includes psychology -- specialize in testing products for usability, for example checking whether a copying machine's legs get in the way, or measuring how ... > more
• Robotics
  Medical Technology
  Today's Healthcare
  Robotics Research
  Back and Neck Pain
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Robotic Camera Will Take Motion X-Rays by Following Patients' Movements

  Orthopedic injuries are among the most common reasons people visit the doctor. Whether it's pain in the knee, hip or shoulder, doctors have a difficult time making an exact diagnosis without surgery. ... > more

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