Medical Image Segmentation (MIS) has been applied to numerous applications like delineating tissue structures, cell counting, lesion and tumour tracking etc. Normally, the approach for MIS can be categorized into three types. First, segmentation using classical image processing techniques like thresholding, morphological operations, and watershed...
Benefits of EMR EMR is a system that developed such that it can be used by different groups of staff and departments. This characteristic in itself is an important contributing factor to the success of EMR implementation (Ibid). But previous studies conducted by Nah, Lau...
Beneficence and Non-maleficence are two interrelated concepts which consist of bringing no harm to others. Although the two are interrelated, there is a big difference between the two. Beneficence refers to the act of helping others whereas non-maleficence refers to not doing any harm. Therefore,...
Technology has changed the world as we know it. Over the years, scientists and engineers have introduced numerous ground-breaking innovations and techniques to make every single task easier, faster, and more practical. But, technology hasn’t always been at its best like it is today. It...
My interest in medicine was further fueled? after witnessing my brother’s first convulsion. I was confused and shocked (at the state my brother was in) as I have never witnessed a seizure. It was a scene that I had never thought of witnessing and will...
Working in a medical clinic I believe that I will come across many unfamiliar cultural. I would think the main important thing in a medical field is to know that there will many different cultural and I would need to be prepared in how to...
The human mind is a gateway to the physical body. Both need to be looked after to treat a patient holistically. The essence of medicine lies on social interactions combined with scientific characteristics, and this is what greatly appeals to me. Having the privilege to...
“We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph.” Every person on Earth is multi-faceted: each...
Medical Terminology is language used to describe the human body, extensive and rich history in Latin and Greek languages. Both cultures merged, resulting in medical concepts regarding in disease treatment and containment. The medical terminology that we use today is to attribute to Hippocrates the...
Being a doctor is first of all about being able to observe thoroughly and listen well. There needs to be a very good interpersonal relationship between doctor and patient. So a doctor should be able to assess the signs, look for symptoms and arrive at...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY What is ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? The term AI was devised by John McCarthy, an American computer scientist, in 1956. AI or artificial intelligence is the stimulation of human intelligence processes by computer systems. These processes include learning (the attainment of the...
The medical field has been known for its importance in society and the stresses associated with it. The Doctor of Medicine program is a post-graduate course that consists of 3 years of classroom education and 1 year of clinical clerkship before graduation. Medical students are...
Placebo effect-a modern phenomenon first introduced by Mark Twain in the 1950’s. He claimed: “The power which a man’s imagination has over his body to heal it or make it sick is a force which none of us are born without. The first man had...
TO TREAT DISORDER Enzymes play an important role to treat disorder. For example enzymes aid in breaking down the internal blood clots. Enzymes also used to dissolve the hardness walls of blood vessels. It may also improve the rate of recovering of the injured part...
Making effective use of technology is essential to successful management of massive amounts of pertinent data provided by the healthcare industry. In today’s modern age where the computer has become a way of life, the manual method of managing records is no longer practical. As...
Steroids and HGH Steroid use in medicine and sports has heavily increased since steroids were first invented. “The history of anabolic steroids can be traced back to as early as 1930’s, before the term steroid was even used. In the 1930’s, a team of scientists...
“ Oak Brook Medical Systems is facing an issue concerning the role of a valuable and experienced employee who is having trouble moving up in the company. Jaqueline Harris has been working for Oak Brook for 12 years. A year and a half ago, she...
On-Site Medical Waste Treatment Autoclaving Thermal treatment is typically used for sharps and certain other types of infectious waste. An autoclave is in essence a large pressure cooker that uses high temperatures and steam to deeply penetrate all materials and kill any microorganisms. Depending on...
In November of the year 2000, a software malfunction lead to the deaths of 8 patients of a Panama City cancer clinic, while at least 20 other patients have developed symptoms linked to over exposure to radiation. The software malfunction lead to these patients being...