IIT-Madras researchers develop portable ultrasound scanner for diagnosis of sports injuries

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed an indigenous portable Point-of-Care-Ultrasound Scanner for diagnosis of sports injuries. According to a press release, this device, from the institute’s Centre of Excellence in Sports Science and Analytics, could potentially allow for on-field diagnosis of injuries and an immediate assessment of the extent of injury that will allow for medical professionals to take a call on whether to permit the sportsperson to continue playing. Arun K. Thittai, Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, IIT Madras, who led the team that developed this device, said that they observed a current technological gap and a need for a Point-of-Care device for injury management and rehabilitation of elite athletes within routine training premises. “We are currently exploring all options to take up POCUS for musculoskeletal imaging for commercial translation,” Prof. Thittai, who is also a faculty member of CESSA, IIT Madras, said in the release.