My favorite smartphone medical app is still ultrasound.
Handheld ultrasound was introduced > 9 yrs ago, but still there's very limited uptake. A reminder that It took 20 years before doctors accepted Laennec's stethoscope invention from 1816.
Handheld ultrasound was introduced > 9 yrs ago, but still there's very limited uptake. A reminder that It took 20 years before doctors accepted Laennec's stethoscope invention from 1816.
Getting instant, detailed, dynamic views inside the body, inside the heart via a smartphone
This year, we put together an atlas of all the views inside the body that can be obtained
@bretpnelson @anjalibhagramd @HeartDocSharon @LubbDup
@bretpnelson @anjalibhagramd @HeartDocSharon @LubbDup
3 years ago I did a total body medical selfie (except the brain)
Besides eliminating most formal studies by incorporating ultrasound in the physical exam, you never know when it comes in handy....
like diagnosing my own kidney stones :-(
like diagnosing my own kidney stones :-(
These are the 1st 5 devices w/ @US_FDA clearance. More since, and more to come. The price has to drop. But that isn't what is holding adoption back. It's (1) billing, since health systems make plenty w/ > 100 M ultrasounds in the US/yr &(2) training for it to be rapid and useful
