The researchers point out that even in their current form, the stickers could have immediate applications: For instance, the devices could be applied to patients in the hospital, similar to heart-monitoring EKG stickers, and could continuously image internal organs without requiring a technician to hold a probe in place for long periods of time. The current design requires connecting the stickers to instruments that translate the reflected sound waves into images. The stickers maintained a strong adhesion and captured changes in underlying organs as volunteers performed various activities, including sitting, standing, jogging, and biking. The researchers applied the stickers to volunteers and showed the devices produced live, high-resolution images of major blood vessels and deeper organs such as the heart, lungs, and stomach.
#Internal sonogram skin
In a paper appearing today in Science, the engineers present the design for a new ultrasound sticker - a stamp-sized device that sticks to skin and can provide continuous ultrasound imaging of internal organs for 48 hours. But a new design by MIT engineers might make the technology as wearable and accessible as buying Band-Aids at the pharmacy. These waves reflect back out to produce high-resolution images of a patient’s heart, lungs, and other deep organs.Ĭurrently, ultrasound imaging requires bulky and specialized equipment available only in hospitals and doctor’s offices. To capture these images, trained technicians manipulate ultrasound wands and probes to direct sound waves into the body. Ultrasound imaging is a safe and noninvasive window into the body’s workings, providing clinicians with live images of a patient’s internal organs.
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