Mobile phones help to diagnose stroke

If a patient suffers a stroke, what is remarkable how quickly she got expert care. Now, using the medical uses for the iPhone and other Android smartphones with a program that allows doctors to quickly diagnose stroke patients, without first taken to hospital.

Specialists can decide how to scan with a blow to the brain images displayed on their mobile phones to be done. Accuracy is almost the same as the array of diagnostic tools, based on a study by researchers from the University of Calgary.

"Now they can bring experts to tackle the problem," said Ross Mitchell, a professor of medicine at the University in Canada who participated in the study, as quoted by CNN. "The difference must be given here," he continued.

Medical experts may be skeptical, with 3.5-inch screen like the iPhone, for emergency diagnosis. However, it is not because of developments in image compression, microprocessors and wireless bandwidth data that is as beeep smarthphone (leading indicator).

Application called ResolutionMD Mobile App Store on iPhone and iPad or Android Market can be downloaded. CEO of Calgary Scientific said Byron Osing, a number of neuro-radiology specialist at the number of hospitals in Europe is by.

Calgary Scientific image processing of CT scan (computed tomography scan) and a companion server, which then compresses the data so that the images into high quality feed can be transmitted over the Internet. The information generated can access a mobile application or web browser that uses doctors to control the zoom and brain-scan images are transmitted.

In the technology industry, we are talking about virtualization. This concept is not like the results of your work on the desktop screen on a laptop PC or streaming music over the Internet.

According to Brian Osing, the method of compression is important, high-resolution images in a situation to produce a sudden, for faster loading time.

"If you only access to 3G and Wi-Fi, will take one hour to download a picture," said Osing. "Digital images are so big and bigger every year."
In his research, the researchers used applications on the iPhone 3G, which is still producing rough drawings. But Ross Mitchell, said the results are better with the development of a new smartphone model (also with the advent of the iPad) is obtained.

Renowned medical institutions, the Mayo Clinic have tried ResolutionMD Mobile in parts of Arizona, USA. This request was greeted with enthusiasm.

"It saves lives on the outskirts of some of Arizona. Patients receiving care from a distance, and they remain valid, well," said Ross Mitchell.

This program has been approved in Canada and Europe, have not been able to confirm that the United States Food and Drug. Brian Osing said the approval process and worked for two years, and the approaching end of the process.

Before treatment, the doctor should be able to diagnose the type of stroke suffered by the patient. Because with the wrong drug can be fatal. Therefore, the results of CT scans are needed quickly.

But many hospitals in small towns, the lack of proper equipment. Because Ross Mitchell urged doctors to try this application, rather than showing the diagnosis is questionable based on the handheld screen.