The Big Data Difference: Smart Medical Devices

The future of healthcare is already here. From automated insulin pumps to diagnostic instruments that can interpret their own results, today's medical devices are smarter and more sophisticated than ever. X-rays, MRIs, and ultrasounds produce diagnostic images that let doctors identify abnormalities that can't be seen from the outside. But what if the same machines that took the images could also interpret the results? Data analytics can be used to help imaging devices learn to recognize abnormal scans. Smart imagers could soon be connected to vast image libraries and patient health records.