Ultrasound is one of the most basic and important medical imaging technologies, yet it remains out of reach for people in many remote or poor regions of the world. That could change, thanks to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis who have developed a line of low-cost ultrasound probes that run on laptops and small PCs and who are now working on a new generation of smartphone-based probes.

For details, read the USB-based ultrasound case study.

Project Principals

• William D. Richard, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science and engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
• David Zar, research associate in computer science and engineering, Washington University in St. Louis

Related Links

• Using Mobile Devices to Improve Healthcare Around the World 
• Cell Phone as a Platform for Healthcare
• Helping Biomedical Research Help Others
• Digital Inclusion
• Time-Dependent Three-Dimensional Intravascular Ultrasound

Collaboration Links

• Collaborative Institutes
• Conferences and Workshops
• Microsoft Research Faculty Summits
• Conversations

Research Focus Areas

• Computer Science
• Earth, Energy, and Environment
• Education and Scholarly Communication
• Health and Wellbeing