Ultrasound for Window Mobile Cell-Phones
In one of the coolest applications I have seen so far, researchers at the University of Washington-St. Louis have developed a USB compatible ultrasound probe which is able to connect to Windows mobile smartphones. The probe which seens to be on the order of $500 – $2,000 have the ability to connect to a PC or smartphone. Even more exciting is the fact that Professor Richard have made the probe available and are in the process of creating an open-source development package.
These are exactly the potential applications which have the potential to change the medical imaging landscape. I feel ultrasound is the tool of the future. Small, portable scanners will be the used by specialists to general practitioners EVERYWHERE. Therefore this technology has the potential to impact healthcare across the globe as the cost of ultrasound technology decreases.
See the official press release here.