If an abnormality shows up in an
ultrasound scan of a foetus, the
image can now be transmitted to
experts hundreds of kilometres
away through a special fibre optic
cable and their opinion received -
all within a matter of minutes
(Spectrum, No 245).
The new technology is being
tried out in the St Mary's Hospital
on the Isle of Wight off the southern
coast of England, which has been
linked through a fibre optic cable to
the Centre for Fetal Care in Queen
Charlotte's Hospital, London. The
relayed image flashes on a video
screen for an analysis by experts
whose opinion can then be transmitted back - the whole procedure
requiring just 15 minutes.
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