Ultrasound patch serves as a mini ultrasound system

Among the advancements of science in the medical field is the patch ultrasound. It is the size of a BAUS stamp, it has the ability to check internal organs people using non-invasive methods for 48 hours continuously. The device was born from the collaboration of a group of researchers and engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Also together with Makihata Engineering from San Jose.

The test on the new patch was conducted on volunteers, both at rest and in flight. The capacity of BAUS is that of: adheres well to the skin and create high quality images. The various images published by the tests relate to the change in gastric volume before and after fluid intake. Then the heart before and after physical training and finally the lungs and internal organs.

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In vivo testing showed that the device could be worn comfortably for 48 hours and by coupling the array to a commercially available ultrasound platform, continuous ultrasound images of the carotid artery, lung and abdomen could be obtained.

To complete the patch ultrasound connection to instruments that sound waves reflected in images. The next goal of the research is to create a wireless instrument.

We can imagine different patches being applied to different parts of the body that communicate with the smartphone, where artificial intelligence algorithms can analyze images on demand.

Xuanhe Zhao, study coordinator

Furthermore, this technology would make it possible to monitor muscles during physical exertion, but also during pregnancy or the development of a tumor.