Invention turns cell phone into mobile medical lab

February 5th, 2009 by admin | Category Mobile Healthcare

Story Highlights

  • Prototype imaging device turns a cell phone into a mobile medical lab
  • Called LUCAS, device could change the way doctors treat patients in rural areas
  • Device analyzes bodily fluid and was developed by a UCLA professor
  • It could help doctors diagnose anemia, AIDS or malaria by counting cells

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/03/medical.imaging.device/

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