Medical scientist

         Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of nuclear medicine procedure that measure metabolic activity of the cells of body tissues. PET is actually a combination of nuclear medicine and biochemical analysis. Used mostly in patients with brain or heart conditions and cancer, PET helps to visualize the biochemical changes taking place in the body, such as the metabolism (the process by which cells change food into energy after food is digested and absorbed into the blood) of the heart muscle.       Since PET is a type of nuclear medicine procedure, this means that a tiny amount of a radioactive substance, called a radiopharmaceutical (radionuclide or radioactive tracer) is used during the procedure to assist in the examination of the tissue under study. Specifically, PET studies evaluate the metabolism of a particular organ or tissue, so that information about the physiology (functionality) and anatomy (structure) of the organ or tissu...

       Biomedical engineering is a relatively new and exciting branch of the life sciences that has the potential to transform healthcare paving the way for further technological developments in prosthetics, surgical devices, diagnostics, imaging methods and much, much more. Bridging the gap biological science, medicine and engineering, the interdisciplinary field of biomedical engineering is changing the way we interact with the world. From prosthetic limbs to medicine delivery technology, the pioneering research of biomedical engineer is shaking the foundations of traditional healthcare to its very core.        Biomedical engineering combine the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical biological sciences in order to improve healthcare treatment including diagnosis, monitoring and therapy and help people to live longer, better quality lives. The miniaturasation of tech has also been a major breakthrough: facilitating the dev...

              A bio medical engineering/equipment technician/technologist (BMET) or bio medical engineering/equipment specialist  (BES or BMES) is typically an electro mechanical technician or technologist who ensure that medical equipment is well maintained, properly configured and safely functional. In healthcare environments, BMETs often work with or officiate as a biomedical, since the career field has no legal distinction between engineers and engineering technicians/technologists.       BMETs are employed by hospitals, clinics, private sector companies and the military, Normally,  BMETs install, inspect, maintain, repair, calibrate, modify and design biomedical equipment  and support systems to adhere to medical standard guidelines but also perform specialized duties and roles. BMETs educate, train and advise staff and other agencies on theory of operation, physiological principles and safe clinical application of b...

 Advanced Nanotechnology for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications      Nanotechnology has been widely used in our daily life based on technique in a micro sense at the nano-level. With the developing of nanotechnology, plenty of nanomaterials have been synthesized and industrially manufactured for different applications. Following the creation of novel nanomaterials, advanced nanotechnology also includes instrumental analysis, biochemical assays, process engineering, quality assurance (i.e., stability and bioequiavailability), in vivo and in vitro studies, statistical inventions (including AI algorithms), ethical and social aspects. Biomedical and healthcare applications are key areas in the field of advanced nanotechnology. Typical biomedical works involve genetic engineering, cell engineering, fermentation engineering, enzyme engineering, biochip technology, biological information technology and so forth.    With the said techniques, many nanomaterials-...

          The medical world is changing faster than many of us dare to realize or understand. Thought it may not always seem like it at the local clinic, new technologies are being incorporated that stand to completely alter how we receive treatment. These advances are poised to lead to longer, healthier lives for those that see the benefits. Arguably some of the most exciting medical technology advances are coming from the realm of biomedical engineering. Today, many of these professionals are testing tools in academic settings that will changes lives. The new technologies could impact every aspect of our medical lives from the way our bodies are analyzed for medical issues to the way major surgeries such as organ transplants are conducted.          The field of biomedical engineering is exploiting with ideas and young professionals eager to implement them in a real world setting. In fact, the field of biomedical engineering is one of t...

 Scope of Bio-Medical Engineering       Straddling the life sciences, the physical sciences and engineering, Nature Biomedical Engineering covers materials, therapies, devices, technology, systems, methods and processes that facilitate the understanding of human disease, or its prevention, diagnosis, treatment, alleviation or monitoring.     The journal disseminates biological, medical and engineering advances-of fundamental, mechanistic, methodological, technological, therapeutic, translational or clinical that can directly lead to or inspire improvements in human health or healthcare. The emphasis is on advances that draw on both the biomedical sciences and the physical sciences, engineering, mathematics or informatics.    The scope hence excludes advances that improve the understanding of human biology or disease but whose relevance for health or healthcare is judged to be insufficient, as well as advances that do not make use of principles or...

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAH (EEG)    Electroencephalogramh is an instrument for recording the electrical activity of BRAIN, by suitably placing surface electrodes on the scalp. EEG, describing the general function of the brain activity, is the superimposed wave of neuron potential operating in a non- synchronized manner in the physical sense. It's stochastic major originates just from this, and the prominent signal groups can be empirically connected to diagnostic conclusion .       Monitoring the electroencephalograh has proven to be an effective method of diagnosing many neurological illness and diseases, such as epilepsy, tumor, cerebrovascular lesions, and the problems associated with trauma. It is also effectively used in the operating room to faciliate anaesthetics and to established the integrity of the anaesthetic patient's nervous system. This has become possible but then advent of small, computer-based EEG analysers. consequently, routine EEG monitoring in th...

BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING        Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles to the field of Biology and Healthcare purposes. Bioengineers work with doctors, researchers and others to develop system, devices in order to solve clinical problems. It includes such as implanted devices, laser technology etc,.. what do we study in Biomedical Engineering?                     Biomedical engineering bridges the gap between Engineering and Medicine, combining the design and problem-solving skills of Engineering with medical and biological sciences in order to improve healthcare diagnosis, monitoring and therapy. Is Biomedical Engineering a good career?          Yes, Biomedical engineering is good career.          This position is in high demand and comes with very comfortable salaries. Biomedical engineering companies leverage technology to create ph...

  Artificial limb (c. 550 B.C.E)         The earliest written reference to an artificial limb occurs in an epic Indian poem"Rig-Veda", which was compiled between 35000 and 1800 B.C.E written in Sanskrit the poem includes a description of the amputation of the warrior Queen vishpla's leg during battle. Later fitted with an iron prosthesis by the Ashvins (celestial physicians),she returned to combat.        Most authorities doubt the story of Queen Vishpla, and turn to the Histories of Herodotus for the first plausible reference to a prosthetic limb. Herodotus describes how, in the mid sixth century B.C.E.,Hegesistratus of Eli's, a Persian soldier and seer imprisoned by the Spartans, was sentenced to death, and cut off part of his foot to escape from the stocks. Hegesistratus fashioned a wooden prosthesis to help walk the 30 miles (48 km) to Tregea, but unfortunately was captured by Zaccynthius and beheaded.          ...

ARTIFICIAL  HEART(1963)                   The artificial heart is a machine that pumps blood around the body and is designed to replace the natural heart when it no longer works efficiently due to conditions such as heart failure. paul winchell (1922-2005), a U.S. television ventriloquist, was the unlikely inventor of the artificial heart.                    At a cast party, wicnhell met surgery Dr. Henry Heimlich, inventor of the Heimlich maneuver for choking. After observing Heimlich in his operating room, Winchell thought that an artificial heart could keep blood pumping in during difficult open-heart procedures. with Heimlich advice, Winchell designed an artificial heart and built the first prototype. He filed for a patent in 1956, which he received in 1963.                                     ...

    ELECTROCARDIOGRAM       An electrocardiogram  records the electrical signals in the heart .  It's a common and painless test used to quickly detect heart problems and monitor the heart's health.      Electrical signals from the heart characteristically precede the normal mechanical function and monitoring of these signals has great clinical significance.     ECG provides valuable information about wide range of cardiac disorders such as the presence of an inactive part(infarction) or an enlargement (cardiac hypertrophy) of the heart muscle. ECG WAVEFORM P Wave:  Atrial depolarization          T Wave:  Ventricular repolarization                                         QRS Complex:  Ventricular depolarization   ECG BLOCK DIAGRAM     ...