Researchers are developing hand-held acoustic arthritis detector.

news.bbc.co.uk — Researchers are working to adapt the device that engineers use to detect unsafe buildings and bridges for monitoring arthritis. While MRIs and Ultrasound are already used for this they are bulky and too costly for most doctors to have in the office. Early results are encouraging, but they still have a bit of work ahead. May 14, 2006 View in Crawl 4