A BELFAST team of medics and IT specialists have come up with a mobile app which could help doctors interpret X-rays more accurately. The application, known as Experior Medical, will be primarily used in accident and emergency and cancer departments. However, those behind it said there is scope for it to roll out across all health specialities and even into education, industry and financial services. The app can identify a doctor's specific weakness in interpreting X-rays and then helps medics develop their skills where required, leading to more accurate diagnosis and, it is hoped, better patient care. It is anticipated medical trials will being in emergency departments across the north later this year. The application was devised by Dr Tom Lynch, head of nuclear medicine at the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre in Belfast and Kevin Donaghy of Belfast-based IT firm experior Medical. "This is the medical and IT worlds coming together in Northern Ireland and producing something which is re-ally unique," said Dr Lynch. "The app contains thousands of typical X-ray images. While some are obvious, some aren't, but they are typical X-rays that doctors would see in an emergency department. "We already have doctors as far away as Australia and New Zealand using our app. Wherever a doctor is in the world, X-rays are the same. Thousands of doctors are already using experior Medical." It expert Dr Kevin Donaghy added: "When Tom first approached me with the idea of improving the skills of doctors with X-rays, I thought 'how do we build a solution that can be utilised by doctors and training organisations around the globe? how can we harness the best medical brains in the world to the benefit of all doctors and ultimately, all of their patients?' "That's the bottom line - we wanted to develop a solution that improves diagnosis and health care for everyone."
