BBCNEWS Click - Short Edition July 13, 2024
One area of medicine which has a lot of demand and could potentially benefit from miniaturisation is medical imaging. In the uk, over 41 million scans take place every year in the nhs using x rays, mri and ultrasound. In an emergency, at the bedside or even in an ambulance, it can be complicated to get a patient to one of these large machines. But now, portable medical devices made in the uk could change our lives, giving doctors and patients instant access to ultrasound at a reduced cost. The intensive care unit of southampton Childrens Hospital admits hundreds of patients each year with a ra...