美國(guó)華盛頓大學(xué)研究人員現(xiàn)在研發(fā)了一種特殊的移動(dòng)醫(yī)療成像儀,細(xì)心的讀者在看到它的外形后就會(huì)立刻識(shí)出它的廬山真面目,這臺(tái)成像儀就是一臺(tái)使用Windows Mobile操作系統(tǒng)的智能手機(jī)。
由于智能手機(jī)的電力和空間要求,所以它的應(yīng)用范圍還是比較有限的,肯定不能與其他磁共振成像儀相提并論。但是對(duì)于經(jīng)常出診的醫(yī)生來(lái)說(shuō),或許會(huì)喜歡上這個(gè)能隨身攜帶的小智能設(shè)備。
Researcher William D. Richard (left) takes an ultrasound probe of his colleague David Zar's carotid artery. The pair designed the probe, which w
orks on Windowssmart phones over USB. (Source: Washington University)
The program on the phone is capable of creating medical quality images and resolving detail as fine as individual arteries. And best of all, the cost is under $2,000. (Source: Washington University)
From the size of a cabinet, the electronics for the scanner were shrunk over the years to a 1x3 inch circuit board which uses only the power provided by a USB connector. (Source: Washington University)
據(jù)悉微軟為這個(gè)項(xiàng)目捐了10萬(wàn)美元,但卻不希望這些研究人員把這項(xiàng)技術(shù)應(yīng)用到消費(fèi)市場(chǎng)。這項(xiàng)技術(shù)將主要提供給發(fā)展中國(guó)家,供那些無(wú)法購(gòu)買昂貴診斷設(shè)備的小診所使用。目前華盛頓大學(xué)正尋求麻省理工學(xué)院共同合作,準(zhǔn)備在一些第三世界國(guó)家進(jìn)行實(shí)地測(cè)試。