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Washington University engineers develop Microsoft funded ultrasound cell phone
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As reported in STLToday.Com ... Computer engineers David Zar and David Richard have invented a combination ultrasound and high-end smart phone — a super-portable device to scan the body using sound waves.
The new device, adapted from existing portable ultrasounds, could potentially provide a cheaper and more portable alternative to ultrasounds typically limited to hospitals.
In a world where 70 percent of the population does not have access to medical imaging, Zar said, he and his partner expect the device to permanently change the current medical and global computer landscape.
"Twenty-first century medicine is defined by medical imaging," Zar said. "But it's typically not used."
The device also allows patients ... to do ultrasounds at home and send information to any centralized unit in the world for a diagnosis.
Everyone, not just medical professionals, can purchase the ultrasound device from California-based Interson Corp., the manufacturer, in about a month....Zar and Richard received a $100,000 grant from the Microsoft Corp. in 2008 as part of its larger project to make health care mobile in remote areas. Microsoft External Research has funded approximately $2 million dollars toward projects using cell phones for health care...
Read on at: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/s...
ENJOY!
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As reported in STLToday.Com ... Computer engineers David Zar and David Richard have invented a combination ultrasound and high-end smart phone — a super-portable device to scan the body using sound waves.
The new device, adapted from existing portable ultrasounds, could potentially provide a cheaper and more portable alternative to ultrasounds typically limited to hospitals.
In a world where 70 percent of the population does not have access to medical imaging, Zar said, he and his partner expect the device to permanently change the current medical and global computer landscape.
"Twenty-first century medicine is defined by medical imaging," Zar said. "But it's typically not used."
The device also allows patients ... to do ultrasounds at home and send information to any centralized unit in the world for a diagnosis.
Everyone, not just medical professionals, can purchase the ultrasound device from California-based Interson Corp., the manufacturer, in about a month....Zar and Richard received a $100,000 grant from the Microsoft Corp. in 2008 as part of its larger project to make health care mobile in remote areas. Microsoft External Research has funded approximately $2 million dollars toward projects using cell phones for health care...
Read on at: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/s...
ENJOY!
CC
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