Biomedical Diagnostic Instruments

Ultrasound Scanning Techniques

Introduction Imaging systems employ pulsed ultrasound or the pulsed Doppler mode. The instrumentation system consists of: An electrical signal source…

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How Ultrasound Measurements are used in Medical Diagnosis

Introduction The application of ultrasonic in medical field is based on sonar principle as used by bats, anglers with fish…

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Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

PET scan is an imaging technique which produces images of the body by detecting radiation or gamma rays emitted from…

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

MRI is based on the magnetic properties of hydrogen which is one of the constituents of cerebral tissue and other…

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What is CAT scan?

The X-ray technique described in this post is a two-dimensional image. The most useful three-dimensional X-ray imaging technique is the…

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X-ray Imaging

Background of X-ray Imaging X-rays were discovered accidentally by the Germany Physicist William Roentgen in 1895, while experimenting with electron…

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Introduction to Medical Diagnostic Techniques

Diagnostic techniques are investigations and tests performed on patients with the intention to identify the cause of illness. The ultrasound…

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