Engineers harness cell phone technology for use in medical imaging

Boris Rubinsky, professor of mechanical engineering tells how his team conceived and developed a new device that uses cellphones to make medical imaging much cheaper and more accessible to the poor.

(berkeley) –- With an innovative concept developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, the ubiquitous cell phone could one day be used to make medical imaging accessible to billions of people around the world.

According to the World Health Organization, some three-quarters of the world's population has no access to ultrasounds, X-rays, magnetic resonance images, and other medical imaging technology used for a wide range of applications, from detecting tumors to confirming tuberculosis infections to monitoring developing fetuses. full story