The<unk>  (ADUM) project is a U.S. government-funded study investigating strategies for applying<unk>  telemedicine to space. The Principal Investigator is Scott Dulchavsky, Chairman of Surgery at the Henry Ford Health System. This study was the first formal experiment to examine the use of<unk>  in<unk>  encompassing musculoskeletal, heart, lung, abdominal, pelvic, dental, and orbital scans.<unk>  is the only medical imaging device currently available on board the International Space Station. In addition, the lack of physician expertise on board the ISS makes diagnosis of medical conditions challenging.<unk>  may have direct application for the evaluation and diagnosis of hundreds of medical conditions and is of interest for treating exploration crews. The telemedicine strategies investigated by this project has widespread application on Earth in emergency and rural care situations.<unk>  images from space from a variety of body regions have been shown to be of<unk>  quality and non-expert operators were easily trained in<unk>  skills. This work has been expanded to include professional Football, Baseball, and Ice Hockey teams as well as the Winter and Summer Olympic Games in collaboration with investigators such as Marnix Van Holsbeeck. Dr. Dulchavsky has also led an innovative pilot study to expand comprehensive<unk>  education to basic science medical students at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. This trial has been shown to be a success with over 82 percent of students agreeing or strongly agreeing that their educational experience with the lightweight<unk>  technology education was positive. This technology is now being taught to medical students in their clinical clerkships.
Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity
Ultrasound transmission tomography
Diagnostic medical sonography
Doppler fetal monitor
Biomedical spectroscopy
Anatomical theatre
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Ultrasonic transducer