Radiology

NeuroRad for iPad is a great app for medical professionals to learn radiology

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NeuroRad for iPad is a fantastic application for radiologist residents with an excellent neuroradiology atlas. NeuroRad has a range of uses for healthcare professionals ranging from student to resident.

Mobile MRI brain atlas medical app review, NeuroRad Mini

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NeuroRad Mini for the iOS offers a complete alas of brain MRI imagery on mobile devices

M’obiSante mobile ultrasound live demonstration at the mHealth Summit, update on Android support #mHS11

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Live demonstration of the MobiUS device from Nikhil George, chief engineer at Mobisante. We also get an update on their plans to move to Android.

Gross Anatomy professor brings lectures to iPhone: A visual subject, now with a visual study guide

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Learning anatomy from a textbook feels outdated. Turbocharge your studying with anatomy videos on your iPhone from an experienced professor of clinical anatomy.

ResolutionMD demonstrates how highly advanced CT & MRI manipulation can be done on a smartphone

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The ability to review patients’ imaging studies on smartphones is a natural progression for mobile physicians. Most hospital PACS (Picture archiving and communication system) now allow viewing not only on any hospital computer but often from home PCs. The ability to view the same images from your iPhone would be a great boon for many physicians and several contenders are already en route to market or have arrived. In addition the extremely dense pixel resolution of the iPhone 4 Retina [Read more]

Interview with Dr. Lieberman, creator of the iRadiology App

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Last week we did a feature review of the iRadiology App, a recently released free radiology learning tool.  I thought it was a must have medical application for medical students and residents.  The application provides over 500 radiology cases explained in detail.  I had a quick Q&A with Dr. Lieberman to discuss the direction of this great learning tool and whether or not it will remain free. 

iRadiology App Provides Massive Amounts of Radiology Content, and its Free [App Review]

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Review of the iRadiology App, a learning tool with a catalog of over 500 radiology cases designed to help medical students and residents improve their plain film,CT, and MRI reading skills. The cases are derived from Dr. Gillian Lieberman, who is the currently Director of Harvard Medical Student training and Associate Director of the Residency Program at Beth Israel Medical Center. In this review we’ll discuss the application further and also show you how to turn on the “Zoom” feature built into the iPhone that will enable you to improve the utility of this medical app.

OsiriX Used in Research to Show Accurate Mobile Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis, but Many Questions Still Left Unanswered

In a recent study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) researchers showed how the DICOM viewer, OsiriX, can effectively help diagnose acute appendicitis. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise to us.  We reviewed OsiriX a few months ago and were definitely fans of this DICOM viewer then. My only issue is with the lack of information provided in the study.  You can view the abstract of the study but the full [Read more]

OsiriX Medical App Puts a Small DICOM Workstation in Your Pocket [App Review]

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OsiriX puts a small DICOM workstation in your pocket. This app was featured in one of Apple’s App Store commercials and allows you to view radiology images on your phone.