surgery

Tiny Ultrasonic Device to Travel Arteries and Image Coronary Blockages

Posted in Hardware on 16th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

Less invasive procedures reduce patient discomfort, foster faster recoveries, and limit the risk of infection.

Pioneering 3D printing reshapes patient's face in Wales

Posted in Medicine on 13th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

A survivor of a serious motorbike accident has had pioneering surgery to reconstruct his face using a series of 3D printed parts.

The future of medicine: Augmented Reality and Google Glass

Posted in Software on 13th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

To their eyes, looking through the Glass, they can see the procedure illustrated step by step with images superimposed over the skin of the model.

Robotic-assisted prostate surgery offers better cancer control, study finds

Posted in Medicine on 6th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

Prostate cancer patients who undergo robotic-assisted prostate surgery have less need for additional cancer treatments.

Doctors testing silk screws and plates for bone fracture repair

Posted in Medicine on 6th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

Researchers are experimenting with screws molded from material produced by silkworms to repair fractures.