Medical Diagnostics

BD India organised an awareness campaign on safe insulin practices across India.

Held between 24th - 27th October 2018 at Goa, the 45th National Conference of Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (ACBICON) hosted faculty from across the world, who shared their expertise on varied topics of interest such as cancer genomics, micro RNAs as novel biomarkers and tools for personalised cancer diagnostics, amongst others.

We are democratising innovation. It involves continuous R&D to make existing products better and create new products. It involves creating products that customers can use economically, for years. Rajnikant R. Shah, Director, Medtech Life Pvt Ltd.

Unless the Indian manufacturers get level playing field and visible benefit to manufacture in India in comparison to the imports, nobody will venture out to undertake this tedious job of putting together men, machine and capital for manufacturing of medical device in India. Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator, AiMeD (Association of Indian Medical devices)

The customs duty on medical devices may get reduced in the forthcoming budget with an aim to boost domestic manufacturing of such goods.

New measures to succeed challenges in the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are having an assertive impact.

The global medical equipment maintenance market was valued at approximately $ 26.2 billion in 2017 and is expected to generate revenue of around $ 51.9 billion by 2024.

Distinguishing several medical devices from drugs and cosmetics in the most recent policies is giving better impetus to fulfil healthcare needs from manufacturing perspective like prioritising essential unmet needs.

Researchers used a form of artificial intelligence to train a computer to identify certain features of breast cancer tumours from images.

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Ophthalmic devices are utilised in the detection and treatment of ocular defects or deficiencies and eye disorders. The increasing incidence of eye disorders and...

Most of the OEMs remain bullish about the Indian healthcare story, especially owing to the recent changes in the healthcare insurance policies and also the newly introduced regulatory framework. Suhas Tamras, Global Head - Medical Devices and Healthcare Practice, Tata Elxsi

Imaging techniques are required for evaluating the structure and function of the cornea which is vital for diagnosing and treating a huge variety of ocular diseases. The accuracy of our diagnosis is dependent on the detailed structural analysis of the cornea. - Dr Snehasis Basu

Occupational radiation protection is the need of the hour given the high volume of fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures all over the world. For a similar procedure and dose each interventi onal radiologist/cardiologist can be exposed to varying orders of magnitude. - Dr Dilip Gude

It is crucial to protect your investment in this crucial piece of diagnostic imaging equipment. Here are the 11 tips required for handling X-ray Digital Radiography Detectors. - Kevin Odorczyk

Though there is the fear that Radiologists could be replaced by computers, Dr Rajat Bhargava, Consultant Radiologist and Head - Radiology at Fortis Hospital, Mulund observes, “As of now, the fear is unfounded since most of the systems available are providing clinical decision support to the Radiologist, thus increasing his speed and accuracy.”

New Zealand’s father and son scientists first time X-rayed a human using a MARS 3D colour medical scanner that they have developed.

The purpose of screening mammography is to detect cancer in the early stages. Advances in the treatment of cancer have considerably improved the cure rates. Screening mammography and other imaging techniques like breast ultrasound and breast MRI can help to detect small tumours at an early stage. - Dr. Umesh S. Mudaliyar

Offering the possibilities of smaller, lighter, and faster materials and devices, nanotechnology is working its way into the world of medical technology. - Dr. Meinal Chaudhry