The most important biomedical engineering devices are those that save the most lives
and/or improve the lives of the most people.(1) The X-ray machine images internal organs …

Introduction Welcome Message of Congress Presidents On behalf of the Organizing
Committee, we would like to extend our warmest welcome to all colleagues participating in …

The 21st century is considered the “human” century, the underlying reason of which is the
increasingly serious issue of declining birth rate and aging population shared by advanced …

Within six months of the discovery of X-ray in 1895, the technology was used to scan the
interior of the human body, paving the way for many innovations in the field of medicine …

The establishment of the new National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
(NIBIB) has its roots in the organized activities of the biomedical imaging and …

The congress's unique structure represents the two dimensions of technology and medicine:
13 themes on science and medical technologies intersect with five challenging main topics …

Medical imaging is the general name given to the methodology in which a biological object's
structure or function, which is usually invisible, is visualized by using physical media such as …

The author discusses developments in new instruments that aid in diagnosis and therapy.
They include: US imaging, fast CT, PET, MRI, PACS, electrical impedance tomography …

Nearly 100 years from its birth, radiology continues to grow as though still in adolescence.
Although some radiologic technologies have matured more than others, new applications …

Medical Imaging has been playing one of the most important roles in medical diagnosis. As
the technologies advance, so does medical imaging, and it gets an increasing role, not only …