Mobile Version of Sumer's Radiology Blog

Finally realized by going through my weblog stats that around 20% of my viewer-ship is on mobile phones and for them i have now optimized the template for viewing on mobile phones. It looks great on my iPhone.Thanks to blogger's excellent template tools.

Are you viewing this on your mobile phone? Do you like the change?

iPhone and Stroke

"Doctors can make a stroke diagnosis using an iPhone application with the same accuracy as if they use a medical computer workstation. According to researchers  this can be particularly useful in rural medical settings."

Reference and Further reading- Healthcare IT News

Landmark Decision- FDA clears Radiology Smartphone App

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reversed course on one of the first radiology apps ever pulled from the Apple Store.  Now, U.S. radiologists who can't make it to a workstation but need to review medical images can make a diagnosis off their iPhone or iPad.
Read more- FDA clears first diagnostic radiology smartphone app

iPad for Radiology-Potential Applications

Sam Friedman, MD in his article entitled "The iPad--Radiology's Sharper Image?" talks about iPad and its potential for radiology. Accrding to him "It may still be a work in progress, but Apple's tablet device could herald a new computing age that extends to the radiology suite."

He further says "Even though the iPad looks like an iPhone built for the supersize inhabitants of Pandora, its ambitions are as much about shrinking our laptops as about stretching our smartphones."

Sam Friedman, MD, is chief technical officer (CTO) and medical director of nuclear medicine at Pitts Radiology, Columbia, S.C., and a radiology blogger (www.doctordalai.com).

Radiology teaching files for iPhone

Readers who have an iPhone or iTouch, might like to know that the first Radiopaedia Radiology Teaching File is now available for download (free) from the itunes app store. 50 CNS cases comprising 170 images, questions and detailed text. Just search for radiology and you should find it easily enough.