Medical Engineering

Technological progress and the need for innovative medical problem-solving, diagnosis, and treatment have led to the development of an academic program in medical engineering, combining the basics of engineering and medical science. Medical engineering delivers technological solutions to complex medical needs, addressing the dynamic needs of both industry and academia. Medical engineering encompasses many subjects, and is meant to improve medical diagnosis and care through innovative technologies – including noninvasive techniques for gathering physical data, medical monitoring and care using advanced real-time signal and image processing, innovative medical data sharing using techniques such as remote telemedicine, cell and tissue engineering for developing effective implants, innovative healing methods, and advanced medical research. Medical engineers are responsible for developing anatomical and functional diagnosis technologies for reliable medical monitoring and care, including technologies that combine physiological signal and image processing with software – such as ultrasound, MRI, CT, pill cameras, nuclear cameras, retinal implants, methods for imaging and treating coronary vessel blockages, noninvasive monitoring of coronary and cerebral blood flow, sensor implants, endoscopy, laparoscopy, and more. This in addition to medical technologies based on physical principles of mechanics, such as arterial stents, ventilators, and artificial blood vessels