xray collaborative research
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X-Ray Group: Final Project Proposal
Parsons: Andrea Bradshaw & Xian Zhang
Siva: You Hongtao, Yin Xiaoming, Jia Jun & Tan Weiming
X-ray technology: What it is used for
• joints (arthritis)• bone density (osteoporosis)• look at arteries• mammography• spinal cord/column• chest: heart failure, lung cancer, emphysema, pneumonia,
TB• GI Tract: tumors, cancer, ulcer, blockages, hernias,
scarring• kidney stones, enlarged prostate
X-ray technology: How it works
• Traditional & Digital
PROBLEMS
• Medical Imaging Today (China)
– Experience• Rooms are cold and uninviting
• Machine is uncomfortable and inaccessible, especially in rural areas
– Technology• Technology is in disrepair, did not take the advantage of digitalization
• Many operators do not understand how it works
PROBLEMS
• Medical Imaging Today (US)
– Experience• Rooms are cold and uninviting
• Machine is uncomfortable and inaccessible
• A lot of waiting time is involved
– Machine• Expensive
• Low Mobility
• Uncomfortable
OUR FOCUS
• Ease of Machine Operation: Give it a familiar interface• Physical: similar to a camera• Digital: simple and clear, easy to transmit
• Patient Experience– Provide More Information
• Directional Posters & Pamphlets
– Make it more comfortable• X-ray bed design• Waiting room design
• Safety– Promotion of the use of lead aprons– use lead fiber fabric to increase comfort– Keep non-x-ray patients out of the imaging room
Current Portable X-Ray Machines
Deliverable 1: Imaging Transmission
• Using easy templates to assure image quality with low dose machines
Deliverable 1: Continued
• Transmit X-Rays• Send via cell phone or internet• Can be send faster for the smaller image size• Send the data to trained doctors in Tier 1 Hospitals • Label small images from template• Able to be read by all computers• Reassemble images using template information & image labels•High-quality image to allow for diagnosis
•Communicate Findings•Interface allows for easy diagnosis•Diagnosis received as simple, understandable text message
Deliverable 2: Lead Fiber Apron
• Currently not used in rural x-ray process•Designed to protect the glands•Designed to be used with different procedures•Give the patients a greater sense of respect and privacy
Deliverable 3: Machine Improvement
•Designed to work for mammogram, dental, breaks, sprains, etc.
•Easy to carry, install and dismantle
•360 degree turn tray