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We propose development of an AR system that allows the medical personnel to visualize the internal anatomy of a patient by projecting relevant anatomical information onto the patient directly into the field of view (FOV) of the medic. With no medical imag

The potential to transform healthcare management through information technology continues to grow, as more systems, devices, and people than ever before provide and collect health data. Unfortunately, progress is slow because the multitude of systems to integrate do not speak a common language. We propose to create a universal translator between health languages, which will allow multiple system ...

Existing visual screening devices consist of illuminated test cards. By rotating the knob, images may be changed; however, once the system is loaded with cards it cannot be easily reconfigured. There are a limited number of cards that a unit can hold at one time, and it is impossible to change cards on the fly if a patients vision needs further investigation or if the clinician wants to do variabl ...

The most critical obstacle to the seamless exchange of healthcare information is the translation from the proprietary medical ontologies of private providers to a universal reference language (i.e., the 3M Health Data Dictionary). Stottler Henke proposes to develop a new system, called Bridge, which will directly address this challenge through three primary techniques. First, we employ a novel a ...

Organ injury has multiple causes including drug toxicity, abdominal trauma, cardiac surgery, sepsis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), etc. which can lead to chronic injury, failure and life threatening circumstances. Early predictive biomarkers for acute organ failure (e.g., liver and kidney) have been identified and may be useful for the prevention of chronic organ failure, but no current tech ...

Rapid diagnosis in combat areas is a growing military need specifically as troops are exposed to chemical threats with significant adverse health effects (http://www.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/351235.pdf).Testing of biomarkers in saliva has recently shown great promise in diagnostics, prognostics, and treatment efficacy follow-up. In addition to its convenience for field sampling and rapid testing, s ...

Most standard-of-care tools and techniques for evaluating neck disorders are subjective, unreliable, and do not provide actionable information for providers, payers, and organizations to deliver efficient and effective care. This lack of objective neck he

Guild BioSciences proposes to develop a self-contained, low-cost, disposable, easy to use, colorimetric test strip that enables soldiers to measure/monitor salivary Adiponectin protein, a unique biomarker whose decreased circulating level is an indicator of weight-gain metabolic processes. The proposed test strip requires no special training to operate and results can be visibly read within ten mi ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) impacts over two million Americans annually, and is the signature injury of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Therapeutic hypothermia is a promising neuroprotective technique for treating TBI, but reduced body temperature is a threat to soldiers in military operations with multiple injuries. Mainstream has proposed a novel vapor compression cooling system that overco ...

Despite recent tremendous leaps in the development of new technologies for image recording, presentation, manipulation, 3D capabilities, and analysis many vision exams are still performed using paper Snellen charts, paper color charts and Amsler grids. Current procedures are time consuming, labor intensive, potentially subject to transcription errors, and to test preparation or coaching, which may ...