When a patient suffers a stroke, which is noteworthy is how fast she got expert care. Now, using medical applications in the iPhone or other smart phone with Android program, doctors were able to quickly diagnose stroke patients, without having taken to the hospital first.The specialist also can decide how to cope with stroke based on a brain scan images, which are shown on their smart phones. The accuracy was almost the same set of diagnostic tools, based on a study conducted researchers from the University of Calgary.
"Now they can bring experts to tackle the problem," said Ross Mitchell, a medical professor from the university in Canada who participated in the study, as quoted by CNN. "An award should be given here," he continued.
Medical experts may be skeptical of using 3.5-inch screen like the one in the iPhone, for the diagnosis of emergency. However, thanks to developments in compression-image, microprocessors, and wireless-bandwidth data, proved to be as beeepers smarthphone (early indicator).
Application called ResolutionMD Mobile can be downloaded on the App Store for iPhone and iPad or the Android Market. CEO of Calgary Scientific, Byron Osing said a number of neuro-radiological experts in a number of hospitals in Europe were already using it.
Calgary Scientific process the images from the CT Scan (Computerized Tomography Scan) and her co-feed to the server, which then compress the data so that images can be transmitted to the high quality via the Internet. The resulting information can be streamed to the mobile application or Web browser, which doctors use to zoom in and control the brain scan images.
In the technology industry, this is called virtualization. This concept is not like the result in the desktop PC you work on a laptop, or stream music over the web.
According to Brian Osing, the method of compression is important to produce high-resolution images in a situation that suddenly, for faster loading time.
"If you only have access to 3G and Wi-Fi, it will take an hour to download one picture," said Osing. "Digital images so massive, and growing larger every year."
In their study, researchers using the application on the iPhone 3G, which produces images that are still rough. But Ross Mitchell said the better results obtained over the development of new models of smartphones (as well as with the emergence of IPAD).
Renowned medical facilities, The Mayo Clinic, has been trying ResolutionMD Mobile in parts of Arizona, USA. This application was greeted enthusiastically.
"It saved some lives on the outskirts of Arizona. Patients receive care from afar, and they remain in place that far," said Ross Mitchell.
This program has been approved in Canada and Europe, but not to the approval of the Administration of Food and Drugs United States. Brian Osing said the approval process has been processed since two years ago, and approached the final process.
Prior to treatment, physicians should be able to diagnose what type of stroke suffered by the patient. Because using the wrong drugs could be fatal impact. Therefore, the results of the CT scan is needed quickly.
But many hospitals in small towns who do not have adequate equipment. Therefore, Ross Mitchell asked the doctor to try to demonstrate this application, rather than doubting the diagnosis based on the handheld screen.
