Mathematics and medical techniques
Behind new medical techniques, mathematics hide more than ever. The development of imaging, whose most well-known tools are the scanner or the MRI, has revolutionized practices. Many branches of mathematics were called upon to develop these new technologies: geometry, Fourier analysis, the Radon transform and, more recently, wavelet theory. Furthermore, more and more individuals are testing, via their smartphone, various indicators such as their heart rate, their blood pressure or their weight. This may be useful, but not without risk…
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Differential equations in oncology
The effectiveness of chemotherapy in treating cancer depends on tailoring the dosage to the individual patient. To adjust it effectively, the physician must solve a first-order differential equation.
The saga of medical curves (3)
Curves for prediction
Connected health devices
Connected devices that monitor our health and allow doctors to intervene before an illness even develops seem to be the future of medicine. Yet they raise serious security concerns: via smartphones, they communicate over the Internet, a realm where hackers thrive…
Innovative, mathematically minded doctors
They applied innovative scientific methods and models to medicine. Profiles.
Medical imaging: picturing disease
The spectacular advances in medical imaging in recent years have come from combining mathematical ingenuity with computing power, drawing on theories devised long before they found practical applications.