Japanese Surgeon Uses an iPad in Operation

[will_chellam]

Not convinced it's doing anything more useful than showing a jpeg image... , my laptop from 1992 could have done that as well...

FYI I'm an orthopaedic surgeon and very rarely have to resort to looking at an image in the middle of an operation - everything should be planned beforehand - but if I do we have perfectly good calibrated NEC and Barco equipment that does the job very nicely - particularly the 60inch 1080p wall monitor.

Personally, I'd be very wary about introducing any object into the operating field that doesn't need to be there - increasing the risk of contamination / infection. I'd be be even more wary about relying on a device that hasn't been fault / reliability tested in case something goes wrong...

 

[Guest]

This is all crapp!!!

All I need is a full time job to survive in these times

 

[dxwarlock]

[citation][nom]tayb[/nom]Wow, do you seriously think Tom's is pro-Apple? There is one Apple article on the front page of Tom's Hardware. One. As in less than two but greater than zero. One. This article isn't any more tech related than the stupid article about George Bush joining facebook. I didn't care that George Bush joined facebook so I didn't read that article. I was interested to see why an iPad was used in an operating room so I clicked the link. I guess the difference between me and the set of cellar dwelling Apple trolls is I have the ability to control myself. "I DON'T CARE ABOUT GEORGE BUSH JOINING FACEBOOK. TOM'S IS GEORGE BUSH BIASED." Ridiculous. I wish Tom's would just hand out 7 day bans to you idiots without warning.[/citation]

the point your missing is they have one GB link..and at least one Ipad link of "Ipad doing something mundane" per page or so. and at LEAST one ipad related 'news' that isnt news..its only 'news' because the ipad is doing it now. laptop or PC doing the same thing for years? not news.
and wow, 7 day ban? whos the fantic now? geez I didnt want to ban anyone, just point out that the ipad uselessness post is getting over done.

 

[jaysbob]

In Japan, I heart surgeon. Number one. Steady hand. One day, Yakuza boss need new heart. I do operation. But… mistake! Yakuza boss die! Yakuza very mad! I hide in fishing boat, come to America. No English, no food, no money! Darryl give me job. Now I have house, American car, and new woman. Darryl. Save. Life. My big secret: I kill yakuza boss on purpose. I good surgeon. THE BEST!

 

[Guest]

jaysbob

You even didn't use iPad for that!

 

[beayn]

More free advertising for Apple.

 

[eddieroolz]

X-rayed iPad is interesting lol

 

[razor512]

[citation][nom]Kelavarus[/nom]Well that's annoying. I have to pay a lot of money to get a damn X-Ray, but they can X-Ray a friggin' iPad for fun?[/citation]

Many x-ray machines have a very low usage cost. The ones that use film cost slightly more (generally $5 or so per x-ray while the ones that don't use film may cost about 1-2 cents due to power usage.

 

[cj_online]

As much as I hate Apple fanboys due to their stupendous pride in Apple.. anti-Apple fanboys are worse. I mean what separates us is to not mindlessly start worshipping stuff.. which is the essence of fanboyism... so guys eventhough we SHOULD be spreading pro Anti-Apple views, but we're not THEM, so enough with the pure hatred.. If you don't like it, fine, don't read it... but also don't bother to comment.. since 90% of the people already know it...

 

[Guest]

Doc is looking at hentai, needs to know where to graph the tentacles.

 

[ronch79]

iPad is currently the world's most hyped up product.

 

[Guest]

man!!! is apple paying you people for promoting ipad??? please tell me i will keep it a secret......

 

[del35]

If Japan's medical establishment is so backwards that it has only now begun to implement computing tablet technology after so many years of being available, then patients may be in bad hands.

 

[Strider-Hiryu_79]

[citation][nom]Sykar[/nom]How is this news? This just in: a cat was able to use the iPad as a toy! And look, a dog is scared of the iPad! oh wait, you did that already . Enough with these useless iPad "news" please.[/citation]

The only thing Tom's hasn't covered yes is "iPad uses iPad!"

and "woman mistakes iPad for a maxiPad"

*holds breath and waits*

 

[del35]

"iPad is currently the world's most hyped up product."

The other day I watched a video where Steve Jobs delivering to a bunch of wide-eyed herd of fanboys claimed that Apple computers were for people that are going to change the world... It was quite funny as one can easily equate such a comment with a claim by, say, Bic Pens alleging that their pens are for people who are going to change the world. The funniest part was that his gullible audience actually believed Mr Jobs, and did not see through the bogus claims. Imagine paying a premium for a mediocre product because you believe yourself to be a person who is going to change the world. Especially when the functions of that product can be duplicated by myriad of other products that can be purchased in the market for much less money.

Ummm, in passing let me add that being a person who can change the world hopefully involves being able to see through propaganda. Thus my conclusion is that it is most likely that Apple users are the less likely people to change the world.

 

[peterkidd]

Kelavarus

Well that's annoying. I have to pay a lot of money to get a damn X-Ray, but they can X-Ray a friggin' iPad for fun?

You can get your radiograph for a discount sans interpretation. What your paying for isn't the radiograph but the expertise of diagnosis from radiographic inspection and years of schooling.

Razor512

Many x-ray machines have a very low usage cost. The ones that use film cost slightly more (generally $5 or so per x-ray while the ones that don't use film may cost about 1-2 cents due to power usage.

A podiatric x-ray generator costs 10,000 to 30,000 dollars. True each film costs 10 - 4 dollars, but you are ignoring staff, developer (or digital x ray hardware and software), developing room, radiograph room, etc. There is much more to it than film. If you feel that doctors are ripping you off, then you can change professions and make a difference.