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Ever since the introduction of the Iron Lung in treating polio victims, mechanical ventilators have kept patients alive during times of respiratory failure. Mechanical ventilators are found in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where they are used to support respiratory function in patients with respiratory failure. Today’s hospitals utilize positive pressure ventilators that deliver a [...]
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17.04.2012 - 18:07:26
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http://www.medwow.com/articles/intensive-care/mechanical-ventilators/
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On November 1, 1991, the first paper on functional MRI (fMRI) was published in the journal, Science. Since then, fMRI has helped to develop a surge of interest in cognitive neuroscience. Many world-class research centers are dedicated to using fMRI as the main tool of investigation. fMRI has not only focused on cognitive research but [...]
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08.04.2012 - 11:42:16
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http://www.medwow.com/articles/mri/new-developments-in-fmri/
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From 2009 to 2010, the world experienced a severe, worldwide shortage of the radioisotope technetium-99 (tech99) when the Chalk River Plant in Ontario, Canada shut down for more than a year due to water leaks. The Canadian plant, along with one in Petten, Netherlands, is responsible for two thirds of the world supply of the [...]
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02.04.2012 - 12:25:06
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http://www.medwow.com/articles/nuclear-medicine/the-technetium-99-problem/
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The explosive spread of CT can be attributed to its speed and diagnostic benefits. Recently it was estimated that more than 70 million CT examinations were performed each year in the United States. Although it accounts for only about one tenth of total radiologic examinations, CT is responsible for more than two thirds of the [...]
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29.03.2012 - 15:48:24
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http://www.medwow.com/articles/maintenance-installation/869/
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Intensive care units (ICU) employ a variety of different monitoring techniques in patient care. Monitoring equipment is used in ICUs when care demands more accurate monitoring than bedside physical examination. Equipment can be tailored to monitor a variety of vital signs on a patient, such as, cardiac, pulmonary, hemodynamic, or volume status. Monitors can also [...]
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22.03.2012 - 10:51:00
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http://www.medwow.com/articles/surgery-equipment/common-intensive-care-unit-icu- ...
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Currently, the global medical equipment market is experiencing explosive growth. Some estimates predict it will reach $ 365 Billion US dollars by 2015. This is simultaneously occurring as much of the world economies are experiencing economic recession. Much of what is fueling demand is expansion of health care services for the aging population. Medical devices [...]
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21.03.2012 - 10:43:51
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http://www.medwow.com/articles/medical-equipment/growth-of-the-global-medical-eq ...
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High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a newly designed non-invasive cancer treatment that has the ability to accurately destroy tumors , basically the HIFU operates by bringing numerous beams of ultrasound to a point within the tumor, this effectively destroys the tumor and the surrounding tissue remains unharmed. This sound wave will pass through the [...]
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18.03.2012 - 10:20:51
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http://www.medwow.com/articles/medical-equipment/high-intensity-focused-ultrasou ...
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Defibrillators – A Measure For Life Saving The most common form of treatment for any form of life threatening cardiac arrhythmias and pulsless tachycardia is defibrillation, this is the process of giving a measured amount of electrical energy to the patients heart by way of a defibrillator. It is this electrical current that will halt [...]
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12.03.2012 - 13:12:49
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http://www.medwow.com/articles/medical-equipment/defibrillators/
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