Evolution of Electronics and Informatics In Medical Imaging: A Journey from 1900 to Today

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Medical X-Ray Imaging History Talk

Since Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-Rays in 1895, medical imaging has undergone several revolutions. Initially, and for decades, photographic film was a capture, storage, distribution, and archival medium. This continued until the early 1990s when Digital images were rendered onto film using multiformat cameras and radiographic laser printers. Electronic displays did not have sufficient resolution as well as dynamic range. The growth of digital modalities, both 2D as well as 3D necessitated interoperability and the ability to view and process images remotely, as well as archive them electronically, as storage became inexpensive.

This talk will chart the evolution of electronics and informatics from the time of Roentgen until the present day and will also discuss some of the hurdles that had to be conquered in order for these technologies to be accepted by the medical imaging community. 


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  • Date: 14 Dec 2021
  • Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
  • All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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  • Mark Schrader, m.schrader@ieee.org

  • Starts 09 December 2021 06:00 PM
  • Ends 14 December 2021 12:00 PM
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Ram Dhurjaty Ram Dhurjaty of Dhurjaty Electronics Consulting, LLC

Topic:

Evolution of Electronics and Informatics In Medical Imaging

This talk will chart the evolution of electronics and informatics from the discovery of X-Rays until the present day and will also discuss some of the high hurdles that had to be conquered in order for these technologies to be accepted by the medical imaging community. 

Biography:

Ram Dhurjaty held senior positions in engineering and research, in medical systems, at Eastman Kodak Company, Analogic, and Bose Corporation before embarking on a full-time consulting career. He was educated at IIT Bombay and Yale University and has degrees in Civil Engineering, Fluid mechanics, Electronic Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering, and Control System Theory. Over his career, he has designed medical systems such as Patient Monitors, Defibrillators, CT scanners, Ultrasound Imaging Systems, Fetal Monitoring systems, Digital and Computed Radiography, Telemedicine, Telerehabilitation, and precision analog circuitry for medical systems. Ram and a team are developing open-source tools for designing affordable ventilators for LMICs.

He has 16 issued patents, and two pending,  in the areas of medical devices and systems. He is passionate about affordable medical systems for Low and Middle-Income countries. He works closely with the Engineering World Health organization (EWH), developing medical devices for under-developed countries, and is a member of the Board for the EWH organization. Ram developed a hand-cranked defibrillator to be marketed, initially, in India. Expertise in High voltage magnetics plus consulting in High Voltage transformer and X-Ray generator design are two of Ram’s additional qualifications. Professionally, Ram has previously served on the AAMI standards committees on Defibrillators and ECGs, Chair of IEEE Rochester Section, and as Member of IEEE Committee of Man and Radiation. He is currently a distinguished lecturer for the IEEE Consumer Technology Society and is a founding member of the IEEE SSIT.

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Address:Dhurjaty Electronics Consulting LLC, 115 Sylvania Rd., Rochester, New York, United States, 14618




Agenda

December 14, 12:00 pm - Talk Begins