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Yesterday I had my annual physical with all the basic tests.  I had to get some additional testing done which had me going to the lab that all sorts of medical equipment.  But those days may well be over after I caught this item at The Red Ferret Journal.  Imagine, your doctor performing a test and at the same time chatting with someone on the same device he is testing you with……….

Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand.

You can read the article Ultrasound Imaging Now Possible With Smartphone here.

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