iPhone Suitable for Reading Virtual Colonoscopy Studies

Although it requires longer interpretation times, an iPhone can be successfully used for preliminary reading of virtual colonoscopy studies, according to research presented Thursday at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

In a retrospective review, a research team from the University of Pisa in Italy found that all lesions diagnosed on an Apple iMac desktop computer could also be identified on an iPhone. However, reading on the iPhone took nearly three times as long.

"Using the iPhone for 2D reading of [virtual colonoscopy] datasets required a substantially longer time for complete image analysis compared with a desktop workstation, due to the need to repeatedly pan and zoom images on the small iPhone screen," said presenter Dr. Lorenzo Faggioni.