Imaging Breakthrough "Sees" Lung Disease

Roland Piquepaille writes "According to BusinessWeek, an Israeli startup, aptly named Deep Breeze, has developed a high-tech replacement for the 200-year-old stethoscope. This noninvasive device can draw, in seconds, an image of your lungs by listening to its vibrations. The Vibration Response Imaging (VRI) system could already be used in Israel, Europe and South Korea. Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration approved its introduction in the US. But don't expect to see one of these systems used by your local physician anytime soon. This VRI system will carry a price tag of over $40K."

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That's ok

[Anonymous Coward]

By the time they have taken away health insurance from the fat, the smokers, the drinkers and the athletes there will be plenty of money for toys like this.

Plus, once they get these they can find anyone with lung disease they missed and deny them insurance cover too.