Medical Technology - Science topic

Purpose Medical technology has gone a long way in diagnosis and characterization of breast tumors. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging is the state of the art for breast screening and diagnosing. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the diagnostic performances of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in characterization of breast lesions with different b...

With the increasing aging population, it has had a profound impact on the financial services industry and economy. This study aims to explore the effect of population aging on the financial service industry and economy and propose corresponding countermeasures and suggestions. The aging population has brought challenges to the financial services in...

The application of machine learning approaches in medical technology is gaining more and more attention. Due to the high restrictions for collecting intraoperative patient data, synthetic data is increasingly used to support the training of artificial neural networks. We present a pipeline to create a statistical shape model (SSM) using 28 segmente...

78 Metodología: se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y retrospectivo mediante revisión de historias clínicas. Resultados: se incluyeron 317 niños, 58% de sexo masculino, con una mediana de edad 6,9 años. Eran portadores de enfermedades neurológicas severas no evolutivas 64%, utilizaban prótesis o tecnología médica 51%. Se encontró regis...

The scope of Medical Technology (MT) is vast and continually expanding. Medical Technology encompasses a wide range of products, devices, and services that contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of various medical conditions.

Objectives Horizon scanning (HS) is a method used to examine signs of change and may be used in foresight practice. HS methods used for the identification of innovative medicinal products cannot be applied in medical technologies (MedTech) due to differences in development and regulatory processes. The aim of this study is to identify HS and other...

Background The responsibility of managing chronic diseases and executing postoperative follow-ups imposes a significant workload on medical professionals. The current absence of unified and consolidated plans to improve follow-up efficiency led to our exploration of the impact of varying patient follow-up procedures on compliance levels, with an ob...

The densification and population growth of Auckland has put enormous pressure on demand for healthcare services and has also given rise to rapid growth in the healthcare sector. The Greenland Clinical Services centre in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland was chosen for this research project. With a growing urban population and advances in medical technology,...

After the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases occurred in Wuhan, Mainland China, in December 2019, the disease spread rapidly in the world. Subsequently, many hospitals in Mainland China and several other countries were closed due to an outbreak of infection in the hospital, which aff ected hospital operations. Many countries have developed...

BACKGROUND Surgically targeted radiation therapy (STaRT), using a novel bioresorbable collagen brachytherapy device containing 4 Cesium-131 sources, is FDA-cleared for use as adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) post-resection in both newly diagnosed and recurrent intracranial neoplasms. Intraoperative initiation of brachytherapy potentially minimizes p...

Teleoperated medical technologies are a fundamental part of the healthcare system. From telemedicine to remote surgery, they allow remote diagnosis and treatment. However, the absence of any interface able to effectively reproduce the sense of touch and interaction with the patient prevents the implementation of teleoperated systems for primary car...

Background: Emerging technologies have demonstrated outstanding potential in improving healthcare, yet their full integration remains a challenge for all medical specialties, including pediatrics. To support the swift implementation of technologies, we identified the current trends through a bibliometric review, and we conducted a survey on Italia...

Knowledge management and building intellectual capital are essential for effectively operating healthcare entities. Modern information and communication technologies have an increasing impact on the activities of healthcare entities, which is attributable to the relationship of ICT and purely medical technologies with the use of ICT in knowledge an...

Hospitals are medical entities providing health services to patients. The dominant share of labour costs in the cost structure of the healthcare entity is evidence of the critical role of employees in a hospital's activities. Specialized medical staff provide medical services and educate future medical staff, while also conducting clinical trials a...

Tuberculosis (TB), an old disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis is still responsible for more deaths worldwide each year than any other infectious disease, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in spite of availability of effective treatment that has existed for over 50 years since the 1940s. The development of resistance...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a relatively common senile neurodegenerative disease and the main manifestation of senile dementia. In the pathological changes of AD, the asymmetry of the brain also changes. Therefore, finding an early diagnosis method of AD based on asymmetry is the key to the treatment of Alzheimer’s. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging...

The article is devoted to the study of the German concept of cyber security and its institutional and legislative content. The latest "smart" systems and technologies that underpin everyday life, such as power grids, air traffic control systems, satellites, medical technology, industrial plants and traffic lights, are connected to the Internet and...

Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), the most prevalent type of urinary incontinence disorder, has aroused increasing attention among societies since it has caused much inconve- nience in daily life. In addition to conventional conservative treatments like medication and pelvic floor muscle training, acupuncture is now frequently advised....

As medical technology continues to evolve, the importance of real-time feedback from physiological signals is increasingly being recognized. The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) has facilitated seamless connectivity between sensors and virtual networks, enabling the integration of thoughtful medical care with real-time feedback capabilities....

RESUMEN: La inserción internacional de la tecnología médica que diseña, desarrolla, produce y comercializa la empresa COMBIOMED Tecnología Médica Digital se hace necesaria para cumplir con la estrategia de desarrollo económico social de Cuba hasta el 2030. Hacer sostenible el encargo social que esta tiene, lograr ingresos líquidos en moneda libreme...

We performed a pooled analysis to assess the clinical safety and performance of the Supra family of (Sahajanand Medical Technologies Ltd., Surat, India) sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) including ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) from two real-world all-comer Indian registries. METHODS...

We performed a pooled analysis of high-risk subgroups on patient-level data from the T-Flex registry (1,203 patients) and a Real-world Indian registry (1,269 patients), with the aim of assessing one-year safety and clinical performance of ultrathin strut biodegradable polymer-coated Supra family of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) in real world, all-...

Background: For institutions in Iraq, the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a problem. In terms of the dissemination of COVID-19, Al Zahraa University is particularly risky due to the presence of susceptible, high-risk populations there. Methods : A total of 182 undergraduates at the Health and Medical Technology College t...

Physician emigration from developing and underdeveloped countries to developed countries is a growing problem that is taking place in current times and is an obstacle in achieving global health. Social circumstances, economic demands, as well as modern medical technologies and desire to pursue better career opportunities, are all driving factors fo...

With the development of medical technology and increasing demands of healthcare monitoring, wearable temperature sensors have gained widespread attention because of their portability, flexibility, and capability of conducting real-time and continuous signal detection. To achieve excellent thermal sensitivity, high linearity, and a fast response tim...

The study investigated the rising causes of brain drain of Nigerian medical doctors abroad with country's implications. Secondary data source through desktop research was employed. Descriptive and explanatory research designs were used with mixed method research methodology involving qualitative and quantitative methods. Our results revealed that u...

Purpose: to structure the organizational problems of regional organ donation and transplantation systems and identify key tasks for their optimization. Materials and Methods. To achieve the stated objective, this study employed general scientific methods such as analysis, synthesis, generalization, interpretation of scientific data, as well as syst...

Background In Japan, the crude mortality rate of colorectal cancer is the second highest among men and highest among women by site. We aimed to calculate the social burden of colorectal cancer using the cost of illness (COI) method and identify the main factors that drove changes in the COI. Methods From 1996 to 2020, the COI was estimated by summ...

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Discover the future of healthcare with our whitepaper, "Unleashing the Potential of Remote Monitoring: Data-Driven Insights for Telehealth." As telehealth gains prominence, remote monitoring emerges as a game-changer, powered by wearable devices, IoT, and connected medical technologies. This abstract explores how data-driven insights are revolution...

With the development and progress of medical technology, the survival rate of premature and low-birth-weight infants has increased, as has the incidence of a variety of neonatal diseases, such as hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy, intraventricular hemorrhage, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, necrotizing enterocolitis, and retinopathy of prematurity. These...

Cuidados Paliativos (CP) consiste em uma modalidade multiprofissional onde pacientes fora de possibilidade de cura e sua família, recebem cuidados totais, ativos e integrais amparados pelo direito do paciente de morrer com dignidade. Apesar de ser uma modalidade assistencial crescente no mundo, ainda é pouco abordada na formação médica brasileira....

Aim. To analyze medical technologies (MT) for the treatment of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) and their availability to patients and the healthcare system. Materials and methods. The study objects were scientific publications, normative legal acts, guidelines (protocols), statistical data, the Orphanet network, official data of the Ministry of Health a...

Purpose The incidence of breast cancer has increased significantly in Asia due to epidemiological transition and changes in human development indices. Advancement in medical technology has improved prognosis with a resultant increase in survivorship issues. The effects of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment are influenced by the patient’s cultura...

Many patients suffer from postoperative pain after surgery, which causes discomfort and influences recovery after the operation. During surgery, the anesthetists usually rely on their own experience when anesthetizing, which is not stable for avoiding postoperative pain. Hence, it is essential to predict postoperative pain and give proper doses acc...

In order to encourage the substitution of petrochemical polymers in medical technology with sustainable, bio-based materials, there is an urgent need for further investigations, especially data regarding their sterility performance. Within the scope of the investigations, selected material properties of poly-L-lactic-acid (PLLA), a specific type of...

Purpose With advancements in medical technology and the growth of an aging society, the number of immunocompromised patients has increased progressively. Klebsiella pneumoniae ( K. pneumoniae ) is one of the most common opportunistic pathogens, causing a severe disease burden. We aimed to further clarify the differences in respiratory tract K. pneu...

A prognostic model to determine an association between survival outcomes and clinical risk factors, such as the Cox model, has been developed over the past decades in the medical field. Although the data size containing subjects’ information gradually increases, the number of events is often relatively low as medical technology develops. Accordingl...

Wearable medical technology has become increasingly popular in recent years. One function of wearable health devices is stress detection, which relies on sensor inputs to determine a patient’s mental state. This continuous, real-time monitoring can provide healthcare professionals with vital physiological data and enhance the quality of patient car...

Introduction: Xenotransplantology, the field of transplantation involving organs or tissues between different species, holds great promise for addressing the global organ shortage crisis. However, the development of new technologies without proper legislative preparation raises significant moral and ethical considerations. This paper provides an ov...

With the popularization of intelligent sensing and the improvement of modern medical technology, intelligent medical sensing technology has emerged as the times require. This technology combines basic disciplines such as physics, mathematics, and materials with modern technologies such as semiconductors, integrated circuits, and artificial intellig...

Sustainability reporting has become a widespread issue in the past 2 decades. It is the concept of environmental, social and governance (ESG) that has recently gained momentum and is gradually becoming a pillar of sustainability reporting. This paper explores the differences between sustainability reporting in Germany and the United States of Ameri...

Tuberculosis (TB), an old disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis is still responsible for more deaths worldwide each year than any other infectious disease, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in spite of availability of effective treatment that has existed for over 50 years since the 1940s. The development of resistance...

The increasing number of diabetes individuals in the globe has alarmed the medical sector to seek alternatives to improve their medical technologies. Machine learning and deep learning approaches are active research in developing intelligent and efficient diabetes detection systems. This study profoundly investigates and discusses the impacts of th...

Epistaxis is a typical presentation in the otolaryngology and emergency department. When compressive therapy fails, directive nasal cautery is necessary, which strongly recommended operating under the nasal endoscope if it is possible. Limited by the operator's clinical experience, complications such as recurrence, nasal ulcer, and septum perforati...

Objective: To establish consensus recommendations for clinicians to manage white spot lesions (WSLs) during orthodontic treatment. Materials and methods: Three task force members reviewed the literature to identify best practices for minimizing WSLs during orthodontic treatment. Each draft statement was read to the task force members by a facili...

Introduction: Brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs) are one of the most common causes of intracranial hemorrhage in the adolescent. AVMs are relatively rare as congenital intracranial abnormalities but these lesions are becoming frequently reported. AVMs generally has no any symptoms and only recognized after intracranial or subarachnoid hemorr...

Background By 2025, Taiwan is projected to enter a super-aging society. Although significant advancements in medical technology have been made, the challenges associated with chronic diseases persist, particularly the issue of "multiple comorbidities" that often accompanies aging. Maintaining good spiritual health is not only crucial for psychologi...

Los problemas sanitarios complejos exigen una solución muy competente que incorpore a grupos de expertos de varios campos. Cuando el punto de vista de la ingeniería biomédica se amplía para incluir el punto de vista del mundo real de la enfermería, surgen oportunidades para mejorar las interacciones entre la tecnología y la enfermería y para eventu...

The eye, being one of the most intricate organs in the human body, hosts numerous anatomical barriers and clearance mechanisms. This highlights the importance of devising a secure and efficacious ocular medication delivery system. Over the past several decades, advancements have been made in the development of a nano-delivery platform based on poly...

The era of health care has given rise to new occasions to reconsider conventional approaches to initial medical examinations and clinic doctor-patient appointments. The COVID-19 pandemic compelled healthcare organizations to improve their online offerings. The adoption of digital novels for medical technology will drastically cut down on hospital v...

La República Popular China, con una población de más de 1,400 millones de habitantes, tiene una esperanza de vida de 77,3 años (2019); una razón de mortalidad materna de 16,9 por 100 000 nacidos vivos (2020); una mortalidad infantil de 5,4 por 1000 nacidos vivos (2020); una cobertura de seguro médico del 96,58 % (2021); siendo el gasto total en sal...

The importance of both general and sport-specific perceptual-cognitive abilities in soccer players has been investigated in several studies. Although these perceptual-cognitive skills could contribute significantly to soccer players' expertise, the underlying cortical mechanisms have not been clarified yet. Examining activity changes in the prefron...

Recently, Australia became the second jurisdiction worldwide to legalize the use of mitochondrial donation technology. The Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021 allows individuals with a family history of mitochondrial disease to access assisted reproductive techniques that prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial disease. Using...

Nanoparticles are tiny particles that have been extensively utilized in fields such as medicine, electronics and environmental science. A common trend in nanoparticle applications is the use one specific nanoparticle type for a particular application. Therefore, several types of nanoparticles have been researched and proposed for a specific applica...

The arrival of COVID-19 impacted every aspect of life around the world. The virus, whose spread was facilitated overwhelmingly by people’s close contact at home and by travelling, devastated the tourism, hospitality, and transportation industry. Economic survival depended largely on demonstrating to authorities and potential travellers the strict a...

In order to detect objects in actual scenarios, this research study examines the practical use of deep learning techniques, with a focus on convolutional neural networks (CNNs). The importance of object categorization as the fundamental building block for object detection is emphasized, and several learning strategies are investigated in order to e...

The prevention of falls has become crucial in the modern healthcare domain and in society for improving ageing and supporting the daily activities of older people. Falling is mainly related to age and health problems such as muscle, cardiovascular, and locomotive syndrome weakness, etc. Among elderly people, the number of falls is increasing every...

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to investigate the selfitis behaviors and self-esteem of nursing and medical technology students. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 612 students studying in the departments of nursing and medical technology at a university in eastern Turkey....

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, which remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This paper aims to explore various aspects of cardiology by presenting a collection of stories that highlight heart health and healing. Through these narratives, w...

Breast Repairer offers medical technology to breastfeeding women in the USA market. The business has a strong market position and a coherent strategy. It has established clear steps to achieve its objective of become breast medicine in the next five years.

The use of electric linear motion machines is one of the main directions of scientific research in the more advanced drive systems development. The relevance of this direction is due to a wide range of tasks that are set for electric drive systems and the complexity of their designs resulting from various kinematic chains. One of the advantages of...

Recently, medical technologies have developed, and the diagnosis of diseases through medical images has become very important. Medical images often pass through the branches of the network from one end to the other. Hence, high-level security is required. Problems arise due to unauthorized use of data in the image. One of the methods used to secure...

Aerospace research has a long history of developing technologies with industry-changing applications and recent history is no exception. The expansion of commercial spaceflight and the upcoming exploration-class missions to the Moon and Mars are expected to accelerate this process even more. The resulting portable, wearable, contactless, and regene...

The process through which living things emit visible light is referred to as bioluminescence. Small laboratory animals can now be molecularly imaged using bioluminescence imaging, a potent methodology that has been developed over the past ten years. This allows for the in vivo examination of ongoing biological processes. The in vivo BLI toolbox con...

A new approach to the treatment of wound lesions, which are complicated by the presence of polyresistant microflora and a possible immunodeficiency background has been proposed. It involves treating the wound surface with high-intensity pulsed optical radiation of a continuous spectrum, continuously covering the entire UV range (from 200 to 400 nm)...

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern society has an increasingly significant impact on various aspects of life, including the field of legislation. Singapore is recognized as one of the leading countries in the development and use of AI, so its legislative practice in this field is a relevant topic for the research.The purpose...

Objective: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly applied in various fields of science and technology. In line with the current research, medicine involves an increasing number of artificial intelligence technologies. The introduction of rapid AI can lead to positive and negative effects. This is a multilateral analytical literature re...

The purpose of this review was to conduct a comparative assessment of the concepts of therapy for pediatric patients with COVID-19 in the framework of global clinical practice. A structural analysis of the range of drugs and treatment strategies in the context of etiotropic, pathogenetic, and symptomatic therapy has shown that in the global context...

All over the world, various types of skin diseases are affecting an increasing number of people. It is incredibly simple to diagnose diseases with the aid of modern medical technology. However, there are times when people are unable to quickly travel to a hospital or diagnostic facility and it is also extremely expensive for most people, particular...

Information disorders and misalignment in health, religion, and culture have derailed the efficaciousness of medical technologies in different facets of life, especially in developing countries. Notwithstanding the progressive advancement of contraceptive medical technologies currently experienced in Africa, the religious and cultural misconception...

After almost three years of the pandemic, in November 2022, pediatric surgeons came together in Moscow for the traditional Forum at the Izmailovo Hotel. The program of the plenary session of the forum included the presentation of the annual prize named after S.D. Ternovsky For a great contribution to the development of domestic pediatric surgery, w...

Objectives To develop and assess a system for shared ventilation using clinically available components to individualize tidal volumes. Design Evaluation and in vitro validation study Setting Ventilator shortage during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Participants The team consisted of physicians, bioengineers, computer programmers, and medical technolog...

Purpose: To analyze the perioperative risk factors related to lumbar spine fusion surgery in elderly patients. Methods: 202 elderly patients (age range 77-92 years old) who have underwent lumbar spinal fusion surgeries between January 2019 and June 2021 were retrospectively investigated. Information of age, sex, comorbidity, fixation segments, o...

Background and aims: By the 1960s, medicine experienced technological revolutions that enabled it to control and medicalize death in many circumstances. The modern conceptualization of "good death" emerged in the late 1960s with the beginning of the hospice movement, and palliative care became an official medical specialty in 1987. This project ai...

In recent years, the primary healthcare sector in our country has undergone significant development, driven by the implementation of tasks and the achievement of key indicators outlined in the National Healthcare Project. This growth has been supported by the countrys economic progress, leading to increased funding for the healthcare industry. Rece...

As medical technology advances, there is an increasing need for healthcare providers all over the world to securely share a growing volume of data. Blockchain is a powerful technology that allows multiple parties to securely access and share data. Given the enormous challenge that healthcare systems face in digitizing and sharing health records, it...