A Knoxville-based non-profit organization has signed license agreements with the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) to use a portable x-ray imaging device and an associated medical image–generating software. This technology will provide better access to affordable diagnostic imaging in developing nations.
“We are excited to see this technology developed at the University of Tennessee have an opportunity to expand health care options to communities where it is greatly needed,” said UTRF Vice President Stacey Patterson.
A team of faculty and students in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in the UT Institute of Agriculture developed the device and the software. Members of the team are John Wilkerson, professor; David Martin, and undergraduate students Fatima Murillo, Ashley Smith and Magen Shedden. Knoxville physician Dr. Charlie Barnett and Alexander Pasciak, associate professor in the Department of Radiology in the Graduate School of Medicine at UT Medical Center also collaborated on the project.
Under the terms of the agreements, the non-profit wishes to remain anonymous.
About UTRF
UTRF is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes the commercialization of UT intellectual property, encourages an entrepreneurial culture, contributes to state and regional economic development, and promotes research and education to benefit the people of Tennessee and beyond. For more information, visithttp://utrf.tennessee.edu.
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