| Developers: | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | February 2023 |
| Branches: | Pharmaceuticals, Medicine, Healthcare |
History
2023: System Announcement
In early February 2023, UC San Diego researchers unveiled a wearable ultrasound system to visualize the heart the size of a postage stamp.
The device can be worn on breast skin and it uses AI and ultrasound waves to perform extended imaging of the heart. The technology can even be worn to perform ultrasound imaging of the heart (ultrasound) during exercise. Each patch can be worn for up to 24 hours and provides information on how much blood the heart pumps, a key indicator for identifying and assessing different heart problems. University of California researchers hope the technology could lead to more affordable and common monitoring of heart activity in the world.
The ultrasound device can provide real-time images of the heart and uses AI to interpret reflected acoustic waves and calculate various hemodynamic parameters, including impact volume, ejection fraction, and cardiac output. As of early February 2023, the device still requires a wired binding to transmit data, but scientists are working on a wireless version for upcoming publication.
According to chief scientist Hongjie Hu, the heart undergoes a variety of pathologies, and cardiac imaging reveals the true picture. Whether it is a strong but normal contraction of the heart chambers, resulting in fluctuating volumes, or an emergency morphological problem. Hu added that real-time monitoring of heart images would show the whole picture in vivid detail and visual effect.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), which was released in early 2023, complications can be prevented in more than 80% of cases thanks to timely diagnosis and prevention. However, most patients see a doctor when the disease is already highly developed. The thing is that in the early stages, cardiovascular pathologies have practically no symptoms, and they can only be diagnosed during instrumental studies. One of the most accurate and informative methods is echocardiography or ultrasound of the heart.[1]
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