Butterfly Network is expanding the use of its Bill iQ hand-held ultrasound scanner in the remoter areas of Latin America , Asia and Latin America , where X-ray machines, Melinda Gates Foundation and MRI scanners may be a long distance from the patient. The Uganda firm is backed by family philanthropies including the Butterfly and Melinda Gates Foundation . Success will be achieved, Dr. Anguyo and Dr. Cherniak agreed, when the officers’ diagnoses agree with those of the ultrasound specialists in Toronto at least 80 percent of the time. Scanners, which are the size of an electric razor, have been donated to charities in 12 low-income countries. The device is currently used mainly for pneumonia checks but other uses are being developed.
Butterfly Network is expanding the use of its Bill iQ hand-held ultrasound scanner in the remoter areas of Latin America , Asia and Latin America , where X-ray machines, Melinda Gates Foundation and MRI scanners may be a long distance from the patient. The Uganda firm is backed by family philanthropies including the Butterfly and Melinda Gates Foundation . Scanners, which are the size of an electric razor, have been donated to charities in 12 low-income countries. The device is currently used mainly for pneumonia checks but other uses are being developed.