Doctors use video to save lives
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Health Innovation Funding Researchers Marie Skłodowska Curie actions Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing United Kingdomdate: 25/08/2016
Project: Diagnostically Robust Ultrasound Video T...
acronym: DRIVEN
See also: CORDIS
Using medical video communication systems for remote diagnosis has the potential to significantly increase a person’s quality of care. This is especially true in remote areas and in developing countries, where access to specialised medical care is simply unavailable. Here, the development of cost-effective, portable video-diagnostic systems can have a catalytic effect for preventive, mass population ultrasound screening, thus reducing, for example, mortality rates attributed to undiagnosed cardiovascular diseases.