The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently endorsed a new rapid test to detect tuberculosis, saying it could revolutionise treatment. This test, which is also getting uated at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, is a boost for the fight against tuberculosis in India, where 1.98 million new cases are reported every year.
FAST CARE from Siemens Healthcare is the new technology platform for CT (computed tomography) scanners which helps hospital staff to perform CT examinations faster and more efficiently than before as well as keeping the dose as low as possible.
Using true whole-body field view during PET/CT scanning can result in more accurate cancer staging than using a limited whole-body field of view, a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology has found.
The U.S. handheld ultrasound market is expected to exceed US $1.2 billion by 2016 due to technological advances and improvements in three and four-dimensional capabilities by some of the major manufacturers including SonoSite, GE and Siemens, according to a new report by market research firm iData Research.
GE Healthcare recently announced that its Vscan pocket-sized visualization tool has been named the Grand Award winner for Health in Popular Science magazine
Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK have developed a portable scanner that uses radio frequency technology to detect breast cancer.
Fresenius Medical Care, the global leader in dialysis services and products recently introduced FX-Class: Low-Flux Dialysers (Optimal Dialysis). Innovative design, scientific upgradation and the next generation Helixon membrane makes FX-Class a dialyser of choice.
At the JFR Meeting in Paris, France, medical imaging specialist Barco will launch the MDRC-2124, a new 24-inch wide-screen display that perfectly complements the company’s existing 19- and 20-inch clinical displays. The new model responds to the growing demand for medically-certified display solutions.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced two new fully integrated analog front ends (AFEs) with a continuous wave (CW) Doppler mixer for mid- to high-end, Spectral Doppler ultrasound equipment.
Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc (Konica Minolta) has launched a lightweight, wireless and cassette-sized digital radiography system. The detector has the same dimensions as a 14 x 17 ISO4090 compliant film cassette so it will fit an existing wall-stand or table bucky tray without modifications.
An ‘Intelligence Toilet’ that provides instant health check up has been developed in Japan. Every time a user answer a call of nature, this high-tech loo analyses their urine, blood pressure, temperature and weight, reports the Sun.
Schiller India, a leading Swiss Joint Venture Company in the field of Medical Diagnostics, has launched Evadrop SP400 a Syringe Pump that delivers medication to patients. It is convenient to fold the TFT display as and when the unit is not in use and it also has five different modes of infusion.
