Empowering the Biomedical/CE Professional
Medical imaging market continues to increase
The medical imaging market represents the largest sub-segment of the global medical equipment market. The types of medical devices consist of imaging and monitoring, healthcare informatics, in-vitro diagnostics, implants, surgical equipments and others. Medical imaging market consists of X-ray, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography and Fluoroscopy. The global medical imaging market has been continuously increasing over the years and is expected to rise even further. Ultrasound accounted for the largest segment of the global medical imaging market in 2010 by modality and by application, radiology accounted for the largest share. The...
LED lights prove useful for health care industry
LED lights have myriad applications in the medical field as well, from reducing hospital-acquired infection rates to providing uniformly distributed light in the operating room. Because LED lights have a lifespan of up to seven years, they need to be changed much less frequently. Several LED companies have caught on to the benefits LED lighting can provide the health care industry. Manchester, UK-based MHA Lighting Ltd. has worked with British National Health Service (NHS) Trusts to combat hospital-acquired infection rates using a new technology involving sealed lighting units. The patented technology includes a sealed unit that stops dust and bacteria...
Researchers transform iPhone into high-quality medical imaging device
In a feat of technology tweaking that would rival MacGyver, a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis has transformed everyday iPhones into medical-quality imaging and chemical detection devices. With materials that cost about as much as a typical app, the decked-out smartphones are able to use their heightened senses to perform detailed microscopy and spectroscopy. The team will present their findings at the Optical Society’s (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2011, taking place in San Jose, Calif. Oct. 16-20. The enhanced iPhones could help doctors and nurses diagnose blood diseases in developing nations where many...
