The future of medical imaging TI（未来的医学成像）.pdf

W H I T E P A P E R Mark Nadeski Global director of marketing, Medical Imaging Group Texas Instruments m-nadeski@ Gene Frantz Principal fellow The future of medical imaging Texas Instruments genf@ Making healthcare personal Some examples: The 19th century poet Emily Dickinson was • Bathroom fixtures with embedded devices that can detect potential problems, such as a reclusive to the point that she would allow a toilet that analyzes urine to identify kidney infections or the progression of chronic conditions doctor to examine her only from a distance of such as diabetes and hypertension. Another example is a bathroom scale that detects several feet as she walked past an open door. sudden changes in weight or body fat. These devices could automatically upload data to If she were alive today, it’s likely that she would the patient’s physician and schedule appointments based on the physician’s benefit from advances in medical imaging that predetermined criteria. could accommodate her standoffishness while • Connected diagnostic devices such as retinal scanners could be coupled with patients’ still diagnosing the Bright’s disease that ended her life at ag