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Developing Trends in Automation in Hematology
by Dr Sarita Kumari (Director Lab) Delhi Heart and Lung Hospital May 2019

In this highly competitive world, each laboratory is doing its best to make sure that the results are of supreme quality. Assuring quality of test results depends on many factors,…Read More
Hematology Instruments & Reagents – Global Market Trends
by Dr Somika Sethi (Sr Consultant) NABL May 2019

The global market for hematology instruments and reagents is projected to increase rapidly, driven by the rising incidence of blood related disorders and robustly growing business of blood donation and…Read More
Technological Journey and Transformation of Cath Labs
by Dr H.S. Somanath (Chairman – Cardiology) Nayati Healthcare May 2019

Cath lab imaging technology has now evolved from the analogue-based image intensifiers to fully digital flat-panel technology with high resolution that leads a long way in serving healthcare to its…Read More
Flow Cytometry
by Dr Syed Tasleem Raza (Professor of Biochemistry,) Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital May 2019

Flow cytometry is now a widely used method for analyzing expression of cell surface and intracellular molecules, characterizing and defining different cell types in heterogeneous cell populations, assessing the purity…Read More
HPLC, Breaking Though Traditional Barriers
by Dr Jyoti Upadhyay (Assistant Professor,) School of Health Sciences May 2019

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is an important chromatographic technique based on the separation of molecules because of the differences in their structure and composition. The separation technique depends upon…Read More
Electrophoresis: State of Art Technology for Past, Present and Future
by Dr Rohit Joshi (Research Scientist, School of Life Sciences, ) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi May 2019

Electrophoresis is used for separation of either proteins or nucleic acids, and has undergone a number of advancements from commonly used slab-gel electrophoresis (SGE) to recently developed biochip-based SGE systems…Read More
Technical Advances In Magnetic Resonance Imaging
by Rakesh Kumar Gupta (Director and Head, Department of Radiology,) Fortis Memorial Research Institute March 2019

In recent times, there are advances in the hardware as well as software in the MRI systems. These advances are helping the clinical radiologist in improved localization and diagnosis and…Read More
Beauty Of Ultrasound Over Decades
by Dr Jayalatha Nethangani (Prof of Radiology,) MNJ Institute of Oncology January 2019

Due to its non-invasive nature, low cost, broad diagnostic applicability, and easy handling, ultrasound (US) imaging is the second-most used imaging modality in clinical practice after conventional X-ray radiography. Historically,…Read More
Biochemistry Instruments And Reagents – Vital In Any Tertiary Care Hospital
by Deepak V Agarkhed (General Manager - Engineering Services, Quality and Facility,) Sakra World Hospital January 2019

The biochemistry/immunochemistry instruments and reagents are integral part of lab equipment in any tertiary care hospital. For a hospital with high occupancy at out-patient and in-patient level and busy operating…Read More
Utility Of Next-Generation Sequencing In Cancer Diagnosis
by Dr Saurabh Kumar Bhattacharya (Head, Department of Cytogenetics, ) Dr. Lal Path Labs Ltd. December 2018

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is arguably one of the latest technological advancements in biological sciences for the past few years. Research as well as diagnostics fields have witnessed a rapid revolution…Read More
Era Of Laser Surgery
by Dr Abdul Munnon Durrani (Consultant, Urologist and Kidney Transplant Surgeon,) Fortis C-Doc Hospital December 2018

In the last 20 years, laser has become a popular method of management for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, tumors, stones, urinary strictures, or lesions of the external genitalia. Lasers…Read More
Molecular Diagnostics, Molecular Pathology, And Genomic Medicine- What’s In The Name?
by Dr BR Das (dvisor and Mentor, R&D and Molecular Pathology,) SRL Diagnostics December 2018

Almost two decades back, these terms were unknown in the medical world, and in fact, would have sounded at best incomprehensible, to most practitioners. The term molecular diagnostics (MDx) refers…Read More
Recent Trends In Molecular Microbial Diagnosis
by Dr Shamma Athalye Shetye (Laboratory Director, ) Acme Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diagnostix December 2018

Real time polymerase chain reaction technology has revolutionized the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment in many infections such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Diseases of epidemiologic importance such as…Read More
Patient Monitors In Intensive Care: Areas Of Improvement
by Dr Kalpana Goyal (Senior Consultant, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine, ) Venkateshwar Hospital December 2018

Detecting, diagnosing, and treating unexpected incidence in an ICU setting is done in many ways, including clinical sign symptoms, and by physical display of a patient’s vital parameters on an…Read More
MRI – Trends And Latest Developments
by Dr Sudhir Kale (Lead Consultant Radiologist,) Aster CMI Hospital December 2018

One of the most powerful and universally used imaging tools in the world is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which has acquired vast visibility in this modern age. The MRI is…Read More