We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. Cookie Policy.

Features Partner Sites Information LinkXpress
Sign In
Advertise with Us
GLOBETECH PUBLISHING LLC

Download Mobile App




Smartphone Solution Digitizes Chronic Wound Care

By MedImaging International staff writers
Posted on 27 Jan 2020
Print article
Image: A digital wound management solution documents wound healing (Photo courtesy of Healthy.io)
Image: A digital wound management solution documents wound healing (Photo courtesy of Healthy.io)
A novel digital wound monitoring and management solution offering new options for millions of people suffering from chronic wounds.

The Healthy.io (Tel Aviv, Israel) digital wound management solution uses computer vision algorithms and visual calibration methods in order to turn the smartphone camera into a wound documentation and measurement tool. Using a smartphone app and two round calibration stickers placed around the wound, nurses can quickly scan the wound to acquire and track dimensions quickly and effectively. The app also constructs a three-dimensional (3D) image of the wound, enabling more comprehensive documentation.

The app measures wounds and captures standardized visual records over time, eliminating human error and discrepancies that are common in current methods, which rely on subjective analysis and inaccurate measurement. In addition, it provides qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the wound, such as location, wound type, pain level, odor, exudate, and more. The app also documents the administered treatment plan, creates reports summarizing wound progress, and provides reference to past treatment and photos.

“Nurses, already overextended, are on the front line of wound care, and are the real heroes, but the tools they are using today haven't changed in decades,” said Yonatan Adiri, founder and CEO of Healthy.io. “We believe this is the heart of the problem and why we have created a solution that will help them accurately track wound progress over time. Our expertise, robust partnerships, and track record in clinical grade image and color recognition position us to make a significant impact on this market.”

An essential part of weekly wound assessment is measuring the wound, and consistent technique is vital for accuracy. The most common type of measurement is linear measurement, also known as the “clock” method, measuring the longest length, greatest width, and greatest depth of the wound, using the body as the face of an imaginary clock. However, such linear methods are inaccurate, as they do not take into account changes in wound shape and depth.

Related Links:
Healthy.io

Gold Member
Solid State Kv/Dose Multi-Sensor
AGMS-DM+
New
X-Ray Detector
FDR-D-EVO III
New
Ultrasound Software
UltraExtend NX
New
Digital Radiography Generator
meX+20BT lite

Print article

Channels

Radiography

view channel
:	Image: The AI model could be a valuable adjunct to human radiologists in breast cancer diagnoses and risk prediction (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

AI Model Predicts 5-Year Breast Cancer Risk from Mammograms

Approximately 13% of U.S. women, or one in every eight, are predicted to develop invasive breast cancer over their lifetime, with 1 in 39 women (3%) succumbing to the illness, according to the American... Read more

Nuclear Medicine

view channel
Image: The AI system uses scintigraphy imaging for early diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

AI System Automatically and Reliably Detects Cardiac Amyloidosis Using Scintigraphy Imaging

Cardiac amyloidosis, a condition characterized by the buildup of abnormal protein deposits (amyloids) in the heart muscle, severely affects heart function and can lead to heart failure or death without... Read more

Imaging IT

view channel
Image: The new Medical Imaging Suite makes healthcare imaging data more accessible, interoperable and useful (Photo courtesy of Google Cloud)

New Google Cloud Medical Imaging Suite Makes Imaging Healthcare Data More Accessible

Medical imaging is a critical tool used to diagnose patients, and there are billions of medical images scanned globally each year. Imaging data accounts for about 90% of all healthcare data1 and, until... Read more

Industry News

view channel
Image: Samsung Medison CEO Mr. Yongkwan Kim and Bracco Imaging CEO Dr. Fulvio Renoldi Bracco endorsed a MoU agreement (Photo courtesy of Bracco Group)

Samsung and Bracco Enter Into New Diagnostic Ultrasound Technology Agreement

Samsung Medison (Seoul, South Korea) and Bracco Imaging (Milan, Italy) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement to pioneer a new area for diagnostic ultrasound devices and contrast agents.... Read more
Copyright © 2000-2024 Globetech Media. All rights reserved.