Since the advent of computer technology, medical equipment
technology has been making leaps every day. Technologies that we
once thought would come many years in the future are developed
and implemented now. Here are 3 recent and important
developments in the field of medical technology. Ultrasound
imaging on your phone Ultrasound machines are still relatively
cumbersome and heavy. But with the help of a $ 100,000 grant
from Microsoft, the University of Washington have created the
first portable ultrasound device that fits in the palm of your
hand by combining Microsoft Smartphone with USB-technology
ultrasonic probe. With the device the patient data from remote
locations can be sent to specialists on the phone immediately,
and they in turn can examine the data and send back a diagnosis.
New Prostate Treatment: Cavitation Treatment of prostate growths
is traditionally invasive, painful and not always effective. At
the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, however, urologists
have developed a new method of trea