Mobile Phone ultrasound machine

Spotted on favorite Red Ferret, a cell phone ultrasound.

Researchers at Washington University in St Louis are on the way to perfecting a mobile phone based ultrasound machine which could radically improve medical diagnosis in remote and inaccessible areas.

The USB device can be used to scan internal body organs, eyes, and veins and arteries for IVs. The two boffins, David Zar and William Richard have set a target price of $500 for the device, which makes it orders of magnitude cheaper than current portable imaging products.

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emily | 10:07 AM | Technology |
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