Abstract :
If you think your doctor is a mobile phone junkie now, you haven´t seen anything yet. A profusion of new software applications, or apps, are either already here or coming soon to convert smart phones into biomedical devices that will play a larger role in healthcare. Engineers, computer programmers, medical professionals, and other researchers are jumping on the bandwagon to create apps and add-on devices, or peripherals, that turn a smart phone into a microscope, an ultrasound machine, or a heart-rate monitor, just to name a few.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; biomedical optical imaging; biomedical ultrasonics; health care; medical computing; microcomputers; mobile handsets; optical microscopy; patient monitoring; spectroscopy; utility programs; biomedical devices; biomedical smart phone apps; healthcare; mobile phone microscope; mobile phone spectrometer; patient monitoring; portable ultrasound; software applications; vital sign detection; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical monitoring; Medical services; Microscopy; Monitoring; Smart phones; Ultrasonic imaging; Cellular Phone; Computer Communication Networks; Delivery of Health Care; Fetal Monitoring; Humans; Medical Informatics Applications; Microscopy; Monitoring, Physiologic; Software; Spectrum Analysis; Ultrasonography; Video Games; Vital Signs;
