Can A Sound-Based Smartphone App Replace X-Rays To Identify Bone Fractures? ScanDx Reveals
Todd O’Brien, ScanDx founder, is trying to develop and commercialize a smartphone app that can be used at the point of care to identify fractures on the athletic field, combat field or any other site of traumatic injury. The so-called FractureDx technology must displace the trusty X-ray in order to succeed.
In a phone interview, O’Brien said the technology was inspired by the historical use of tuning forks to determine whether a patient suffered from a trauma, as fractured bone transmits less sound. “What if we could take that concept, and use technology to really improve the accuracy so you could have a really accurate screening method for identifying fractures, versus everyone having an X-ray?” O’Brien asked.
In a phone interview, O’Brien said the technology was inspired by the historical use of tuning forks to determine whether a patient suffered from a trauma, as fractured bone transmits less sound. “What if we could take that concept, and use technology to really improve the accuracy so you could have a really accurate screening method for identifying fractures, versus everyone having an X-ray?” O’Brien asked.