... and authoritative medical interpretations can shift professional boundaries. radiography x-ray interpretation medical technology early x-ray machines photographic objectivity photography “We won’t have any real diagnostic certainty until I’m on my feet again and they X-ray me and take an interior snapshot...

.../standard_publication_model ) Cancer Radiation X-rays Medical Technology Nineteenth-century Medicine A few years ago, I was on a seven-hour train from London to Marseille. The man in the seat next to me, a stranger, talked at me for six hours and forty-seven minutes. Of the many, many things he shared, only one thing has...

..., the time to reperfusion has been identified as a predictor of overall patient outcomes, and much effort has been made to identify potential areas to target in enhancing preintervention workflow. As medical technology and stroke devices improve, nearly all time points can be affected, from field stroke...

... of power relationships and expertise in the assessment of a new medical technology. Haire replied and “was forced” to acknowledge the downsides of the method, “I quite agree that careful analysis reveals less favourable results for all birth control methods than one would think from general impressions...

.... We also outline new strategies for generation and analysis of mHealth data at the individual and population-based levels. Digital health mHealth Medical technology Sensors Patient-generated data Within these early years of the 21st century, we have witnessed remarkable technological progress...

... medical technology sociology star wars transhumanism It is hard not to applaud the optimism of transhumanists like Bostrom (2005 , 2007) and Hughes (2004 , 2007) . Who, after all, would argue against their stated goal, the betterment of humankind? “Human nature...

... of radiation oncology and consider how one's choices and decisions influence how a career is pursued and how a professional life is lived. Radiation oncology Personalized medicine Medical ethics Medical technology The Road Not Taken —Robert Frost, 1874–1963 Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I...

... safely for an extended duration with the use of these smaller catheters. Coronary artery bypass grafting Medical technology Assisted circulation Counterpulsation Intra-aortic balloon pumping General agreement exists regarding the beneficial effects of preoperative intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP...

... paraclinoid aneurysms to facilitate clip ligation. Balloon-assisted aneurysm clipping Balloon occlusion Medical technology Operative technique Paraclinoid aneurysm Suction decompression Despite recent advances in endovascular techniques over the past few decades, the management of large or giant...

... of the tests were performed, and finally; (4) borderline, for all remaining combinations. Appropriateness cardiovascular diseases coronary angiography medical technology Lebanon KEY MESSAGES A high percentage of coronary angiographies in Lebanon are being done with unnecessary or inappropriate...

... Angeles, CA 90033. Email: [email protected] Medical technology Minimally invasive surgery Radiation oncology Radiation physics Radiosurgery Radiotherapy Stereotactic neurosurgery Selective localization of nanoprobes to tumor cells can be achieved through two different mechanisms ( Fig. 2 ). First...

.... Medical technology Minimally invasive surgery Radiation oncology Radiation physics Radiosurgery Radiotherapy Stereotactic neurosurgery FIGURE 2. A thermoplastic mask is used for stereotactic radiosurgery. Gamma radiosurgery is a frame-based system and is, therefore, subject to inherent...

... technology, and advance the practice of radiosurgery. Medical technology Minimally invasive surgery Radiation oncology Radiation physics Radiosurgery Radiotherapy Stereotactic neurosurgery In this series of articles, the development of radiosurgery is explored in the context of technological...

... that a research-driven approach, premised on converging evidence and previous experience, will lead to a safe and effective DBS procedure that will benefit patients who remain disabled despite presently available therapies. Medical technology Minimally invasive surgery Radiation oncology Radiation physics...

.... Tel.: +46-8-51772171; fax: +46-8-311044
 E-mail address: [email protected] 24 2 2004 8 2 2004 The European Society of Cardiology 2004 Abstract Access to medical technology differs across Europe. Differences in funding and reimbursement systems create barriers for the adoption of new...

... domain is a real and heterogeneous medical domain in which people, their thoughts and practices, and medical technology in any form coexist and communicate. In this domain blood is aspirated, radiographs are taken and classification criteria are made and applied. It is a domain where patient...

... for improving survival of patients with ischaemic heart disease. Coronary heart disease cholesterol medical technology smoking beta-blockade calcium channel blockers revascularization Correspondence:Ole Faergeman, MD, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Aarhus Amtssygehus University Hospital...

...Nancy S. Jecker; Robert A. Pearlman access to health care allocation of resources cost containment equality justice medical technology public policy rationing right to health care © 1992 by The Society for Health and Human Values 1992 Abstract This paper proposes an ethical framework...

...Howard H. Kaufman Biomedical technology assessment Health planning Health policy Health priority Public policy Medical technology Abstract Medical technology, defined broadly as the practical application of medical knowledge, is not always used effectively and efficiently because of imperfect...

...Wendy K. Kiehn © American Society of Clinical Pathologists 1981 Abstract An exercise designed to provide effective practice in specified areas of laboratory management is described. This student project was incorporated into an existing course in the medical technology curriculum. Completion...