In this paper we present a mathematical and numerical framework for a procedure of imaging anisotropic electrical conductivity tensor by integrating magneto-acoutic tomography with data acquired from diffusion tensor imaging. Magneto-acoustic Tomography with Magnetic Induction (MAT-MI) is a hybrid, non-invasive medical imaging technique to produce conductivity images with improved spatial resol...

This paper intends to discuss the important points related with the design and development of the noninvasive blood glucose monitoring medical device. The advent of a pain free noninvasive technology would improve the patient’s compliance for regular blood glucose monitoring. Subsequently the diabetic patient’s life will improve considerably. The feeble signals produced by the glucose molecules...

Right-heart catheterization is the most accurate method for measuring pulmonary artery pressure (PAP). It is an expensive, invasive procedure, exposes patients to the risk of infection, and is not suited for long-term monitoring situations. Medical researchers have shown that PAP influences the characteristics of heart sounds. This suggests that heart sound analysis is a potential method for th...

Recent advances in fetal imaging techniques and fetal hormonology allow the identification in the fetus of thyroid function disorders that can potentially be treated in utero by giving drugs to the mother. In women with Graves' disease (when fetal hyperthyroidism is present), it can generally be treated in a noninvasive way by optimizing treatment of the mother. For goitrous nonimmune fetal hyp...

Noninvasive medical analyses are a convenient method to study several pathologies even though their indirect nature often requires a complex processing to determine the relevant health “indicators.” The usefulness of such indicators depends on the employed model, but also on the uncertainty that is connected to the complex processing involved in the indicator determination. This paper deals wit...

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation has emerged as a viable therapeutic option for those patients who have failed conventional medical therapy. This treatment strategy has been introduced in the past decade following the discovery of ectopic foci in the pulmonary veins capable of initiating this arrhythmia. The basis of current ablation techniques relies on inducing myocardial necrosis at ...

Primary aldosteronism is a potentially curable cause of hypertension, especially when caused by an adrenal adenoma. Aldosteronomas because of their small size often elude techniques to locate them. This case illustrates the advantages, disadvantages and complications of noninvasive techniques used for their diagnosis. A patient with hypertension and hypokalemia underwent an adrenal venous efflu...

Many of the topics covered in these essays, as you might e~t, reflect my own interests and experiences. My personal encounters with physicians in and out of hospitals may not be unique, but they have been sufficient to make me acutely aware of the anxiety and discomfort that many medical procedures entail. Consequently, after my last hospital experience, I resolved to explore noninvasive, or pa...

Introduction: Fat plug myringoplasty is an under-used technique to repair a small central tympanic membrane perforation. It easy, quick and cost effective way with minimal morbidity. can be done as OPD procedure. The fat readily available from ear lobe, abdomen buttocks. graft (FGM) noninvasive, but underused surgery for perforations of the membrane. also preferable use in children. tissue has ...

The major objective of the image Enhancement techniques is to emphasize & sharpen the features of images for better display & investigation. Medical images are affected by the Mixed Noise, which is the combination of Speckle & Gaussian Noise. Mixed Noise is an inherent property of Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging (IVUS) & it is generally tends to deteriorate the image quality, thereby reducing ...