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GE Healthcare Launches low cost Cardiac solutions for India

GE CEOs launch cardiac ultrasound systems in India. 

GE Healthcare recently unveiled two advanced cardiac-care solutions designed and developed in India for India with the aim to provide better, affordable early cardiac diagnosis. The GE MAC 600 and GE VIVID P3 devices were developed as part of GE’s healthymagination programme.

“When we launched healthymagination two years ago, our vision was to provide better health for more people at lower costs,” said John Dineen, President and CEO, GE Healthcare, as he unveiled the ultrasound systems for cardiac care at Bangalore. “Through the use of powerful technology, innovation and the talent of our people, we are addressing global healthcare needs: reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality in real and relevant ways.  We are tremendously proud of our initial achievements: 29 healthymagination validated products, US$700 million in research and development investment and more than 135 million lives touched in new ways in the first two years.”

BEB 2011-International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology

About the conference
2011 International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology(BEB2011), to be held, in Shanghai China, 28-30 October, 2011, is one of the special tracks within the World Congress on Engineering and Technology (CET2011). BEB 2011 will be an open platform for researchers, engineers and academicians from all over the world to communicate their latest research results and development activities in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology.

Important Dates
Paper submission due:       April.30,2011
Acceptance notification:       Jun.15,2011
Camera-ready due:       Jun.15,2011
Conference:       Oct.28-30,2011

Topics: The conference is soliciting state-of-the-art research papers in the following areas of interest:

Biomedical Engineer Required in HCG Oncology, Bangalore

Company Name : HCG Oncology
Job Country : India
Job Position : Requirement of Biomedical Engineer
Job Location : State :- Karnataka
City :- Bangalore
Address :- #8 P Kalinga Rao Road, Sampangiram Nagar
Vacancy Type : Full Time
Gender Preference : Male
Number Of Vacancy : 1-2
Industry Area : Medical

Job Requirement

Responsible for the following activities
Regular check up and maintenance of biomedical machines. Taking care of series of biomedical equipments ventilators, FM monitors, ECG, Pulse oxemeter, X ray machines etc
To maintain all breakdowns, calibration, preventive maintenance record of all medical equipments.

Basic & Detailed Tutorial on Ultrasound Imaging & Endoscopy for Biomedical Beginners

Echocardiography, Sonography, Ultrasonography,...
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A commonly used, and relatively inexpensive, imaging technology depends on acoustic or ultrasonic waves sent into the body where they are both refracted and reflected (this is an example of medical remote sensing that does not draw upon EM radiation). The result is a sonogram or echogram which to the layman appears fuzzy and limited in definition but is informative to the physician and trained technicians. A transducer that both generates acoustic waves and receives their reflections (echos) can be placed directly near the specific organ being investigated. The acoustic signal that passes through the body is between 1 and 10 MHz (3.5 to 7.0 MHz most frequently used). A brief summary of Ultrasonic imaging is found at the HowStuffWorks site. Once there additional information can be sought by clicking on “Lots More Information” and then on “Basic Concepts of Ultrasound” that gets you to “Diagnostic Ultrasound” by Beverly Stern of Yale University (putting on a direct link on this page fails to work). Both the text and the references on the HowStuffWorks site touch upon Doppler sonography and 3-D sonography.

A Graphical Simulation Software in Cardiovascular Mechanics Physiology

A short axis view of the heart showing a cine ...
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Computer supported, interactive e-learning systems are widely used in the teaching of physiology. However, the currently available complimentary software tools in the field of the physiology of cardiovascular mechanics have not yet been adapted to the latest systems software. Therefore, a simple-to-use replacement for undergraduate and graduate students‘ education was needed, including an up-to-date graphical software that is validated and field-tested.

Software compatible to Windows, based on modified versions of existing mathematical algorithms, has been newly developed. Testing was performed during a full term of physiological lecturing to medical and biology students.

PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge 2011

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the number one cause of death worldwide. Of these deaths, 82% take place in low- and middle-income countries. Given their computing power and pervasiveness, is it possible for mobile phones to aid in delivery of quality health care, particularly to rural populations distant from physicians with the expertise needed to diagnose CVD?

Advances in mobile phone technology have resulted in global availability of portable computing devices capable of performing many of the functions traditionally requiring desktop and larger computers. In addition to their technological features, mobile phones have a large cultural impact. They are user-friendly and are among the most efficient and most widely used means of communication. Currently there is about one cell phone for every two humans in the world.