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May 2011 | In Healthcare Web | Comments 0
Can Apps Diagnose Strokes or Cancer? Yes They Can!
App to Aid Diagnosis of Stroke
New Research from the University of Calgary’s medical faculty has found that an iPhone app is as accurate as a workstation in detecting if a patient has suffered a stroke. A study undertaken by two radiologists found that the app (which can be used on iPhone, iPad, Android and web browser) was 94%-100% accurate compared to a medical workstation.
One of the two radiologists, Dr. Mayank Goyal (also director of research in medical faculty) was delighted with the results of the app “Time is critical for diagnosing stroke and starting treatment. There are definitely benefits for doctors to have the ability to analyse and diagnose these images from virtually anywhere. We were pleasantly surprised at our ability to detect subtle findings on the CT scan, which are often very critical in patient management, using this software”.
The app prides itself above other apps in this category for being in real time- you can see the images straight away (and can hold about 700 images on a smartphone), and the system is very secure as the patient files are stored behind the hospital’s firewalls. The app is pending an FDA clearance but was approved by Health Canada as a diagnostic device. And those under budged hospitals, clinics and practices will be happy to know that the app is currently free to download from the app store!
App to Test for Cancerous Tumours
Another life-changing app than has been discovered recently was at Massachusetts General Hospital who have designed an app which can test tumours and diagnose within an hour if it is benign or cancerous.
The device extracts a very small amount of cells using a fine needle and can therefore test many sites of concern- the regular pathology tests involve a much more complex biopsy procedure.
An article has shown that the accuracy has also been proved “The tests and analyses took an average of less than one hour for each patient and resulted in accurate diagnosis in 48 of the 50 patients. Another test produced 100% accuracy in 20 patients. Standard pathology tests on similar biopsies produce an accurate diagnosis in 74 to 84 percent of cases. To read the full report of this click here
The fact that these capabilities can be built into a smartphone will drastically change medicine, especially in rural areas- any doctor can have access to a full set of scans from a device that sits neatly in their pocket. This trend of smartphone medical equipment is becoming increasingly popular with a US company currently developing an ultrasound imaging app which would be particular useful in situations where the traditional bulky apparatus is unavailable.
Needless to say with the developments being made in this sector- you’re gonna want to get a smartphone!
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