Measuring electrical resistance in the esophagus makes it possible to follow the path of a swallowed ball of food – the ball conducts electricity better than an empty intestinal tract.
This method can also be used to see acidic belching from the stomach. In… read more
Taking out parts of the liver to remove malignant liver tumors is only possible in a small number of patients. An alternative for patients with metastases that cannot be removed surgically is radiofrequency ablation (RFA).
In his doctoral thesis, Bram Fioole… read more
Using a new kind of stem cell found in the heart itself – what are know as heart progenitor cells – heart muscle cells can be produced in vitro that more closely resemble normal heart tissue than had been possible using embryonic stem cells. This is contained in Teun… read more