A medical physics course

N. I. Prigorov Moscow Medical Institute. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 5, pp. 40–42, September–October, 1991.     

Physical methods for assessing the immune status of man

N. I. Pirogov 2nd Moscow Medical Institute. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 28–32, November–December, 1991.     

Use of spin label and spin probe methods in medical research

Department of Medical and Biological Physics, N. I. Pirogov 2nd Moscow Medical Institute. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 17–18, November–December, 1991.     

Use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the complex treatment of glossalgia

Thirty-four patients with glossalgia were studied. The painful part of tongue was electrically stimulated using an ‘élektronika-2M’ apparatus with a current of 45 μA for 10–20 min (current strength was patient-controlled to produce the sensation of local prickling); courses consisted of 10–12 treatments. The results of electrical stimulation therapy were compared with results obtained using standard methods of treatment (novocaine blockade, analgesics, etc.), which were used in a control group of 30 patients. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation was highly effective: improvements were noted after the first session, and significant reductions in pain syndrome occurred after 1–3 sessions; therapeutic effects were obtained at the end of treatment in all 34 patients, i.e., in 100% of cases, as compared with 70% in the control group, with remission lasting more than one year in 20 patients and from 3–12 months in 14. Department of Nerve Diseases, Faculty of Stomatology, N. A. Semashko Moscow Medical Stomatological Institute; Department of Therapeutic Stomatology, N. N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical Institute. Translated from Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiarii imeni S. S. Korsakova, Vol. 95, No. 5, pp. 19–21, September–October, 1995.     

Diagnosis and therapy of gastric polyps with the help of fiber-optics gastroscopes

Conclusions 1. Gastroscopy together with morphologic examination is a precise method of diagnosis of gastric polyps. 2. Removal of polyps under observation through a fiber gastroscope is a safe and effective method of therapy. 3. The use of morphological methods (histologic and cytologic examinations) deepens and widens the diagnostic possibilities of fiber gastroscopy. All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medical Instrument Manufacture, Moscow. N. A. Semashko Moscow Medical Stomatological Institute, City Clinical Hospital No. 70, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 47–49, September–October, 1979.     

Chemical stabilization method for bionics series heart valve prostheses

Conclusions 1. Chemical treatment of heart valve bioprostheses utilizing sodium dodecylsulfate is, according to experimental findings, the optimum at the present time since this treatment inhibits the development of calcification, increases hemocompatibility, and reduces immunogenicity of the biotissue as compared with the standard method (treatment with 0.625% glutaric aldehyde). 2. Treatment of bioprostheses with sodium dodecylsulfate does not solve the root problem of biotissue calcification. A. N. Bakulev Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Academy of Medical Science of the USSR. Scientific Research Institute of Transplantology and Artificial Organs, Ministry of Health of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 4, pp. 30–33, July–August, 1990.     

Designing a mixer for calibrating blood-gas analyzers

Moscow Automobile Roads Institute. All-Union Medical Instrumentation Research Institute, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 3, pp. 35–38, May–June, 1991.     

Ionometric x-ray diagnostic devices

Scientific-Research Institute for Introscopy, Moscow. Moscow Scientific-Research Institute for Diagnostics and Surgery. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 3, pp. 29–31, May–June, 1995.     

Analysis of rhythmic sensorimotor activity using a “Ritmotest” device

Conclusions 1. Automatization of RSMA skill is a process of transition of control from external to internal feedback through an intermediate stage. 2. Translation to internal feedback is carried out by through the formation of a sensory standard which begins at the interval of 500 msec and improves the quality of RSMA. 3. Capabilities of the “Ritmotest” instrument in determination of extent of automatization of RSMA skill of the subject, of the type of feedback used by the subject, and also of characteristics of the formation of the sensory standard using the parameter of trend of relative deviations (larger, smaller, or equal to the preset) were demonstrated. N. N. Priorov Central Scientific-Research Institute for Traumatology and Orthopedics, Moscow. Tranlsated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 19–21, November–December, 1991.     

An acoustic device for monitoring bronchial patency

Scientific-Research Physico-Technical Institute, Far East State University, Vladivostok. Vladivostok State Medical Institute. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 5, pp. 20–23, September–October, 1995.     

Laser dopplerographic interferometric measurements of ultrafiltrate flow rate

All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute for Medical Instrument Engineering and Scientific-Research Institute for Thermal Engineering, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 5, pp. 14–16, September–October, 1994.     

The KOSPO-2 system for irradiation planning

Central Scientific-Research Institute for Roentgenology, St. Petersburg. Moscow Radiotechnical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 16–17, November–December, 1992.     

A universal medical x-ray vacuum cassette

All-Russian Scientific-Research and Testing Institute for Medical Engineering, Moscow. Moscow Scientific-Research Institute for Diagnostics and Surgery. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 6–9, November–December, 1993.     

Microplasma technology for preparing fixed dentures with decorative coating

Novosibirsk Medical Institute. Institute for Thermal Physics, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 37–38, November–December, 1994.     

An x-ray spectral high-voltage voltmeter for x-ray apparatuses

All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute for Metrological Service and All-Russian Scientific-Research and Testing Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 4, pp. 22–24, July–August, 1993.     

A set of protective devices for preparation of teeth

Novosibirsk Medical Institute. Institute of Thermal Physics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 40–41, November–December, 1993.     

Pulse oximetry: Achievements and prospects

Institute for Management Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences and All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute for Medical Instrument Engineering, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 4, pp. 27–31, July–August, 1993.     

An automated polyclinic management system

Conclusions The creation of the “Automated Polyclinic” functionally-complete automated system presupposes the solution of all of the interrelated problems examined above, which requires a system approach. The proposed division of the problems into two classes (conceptual and formal) determines the importance of solving problems of a conceptual character. The selection of the conception of the structure, criteria, and design principles to a large degree predetermines the efficiency and success of further work (for example, the development of the technical and applied mathematical support). A. N. Bakulev Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 5, pp. 6–12, September–October, 1990.     

Selection of adequate technique for measuring arterial blood pressure using cardiovascular monitors

All-Russian Scientific-Research and Testing Institute for Medical Engineering, Moscow. Saratov Branch of St. Petersburg Scientific-Research Institute for Cardiology. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 4, pp. 26–29, July–August, 1995.     

Adrenal cortex hormones and the testicles in emotional stress in rats with a genetic predisposition to cataleptic responses

Conclusion Wistar rats subjected to prolonged selection for catatonia (GC rats) show no increases in the androgenic functions of the testicles, and have reductions in the mineralocorticoid function of the adrenals. Laboratories for Physiological Genetics (Director: Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences L. N. Ivanova) and Evolutionary Genetics (Director: A. L. Markel', Doctor of Biological Sciences), Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk. Translated from Problemy éndokrinologii, Vol. 43, No, 1, pp. 38–39, January–February, 1997.