Diagnostic efficacy of handheld devices for emergency radiologic consultation.

Objective: Orthopedic injury and intracranial hemorrhage are commonly encountered in emergency radiology, and accurate and timely diagnosis is important. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the diagnostic accuracy of handheld computing devices is comparable to that of monitors that might be used in emergency teleconsultation.

Subjects And Methods: Two handheld devices, a Dell Axim personal digital assistant (PDA) and an Apple iPod Touch device, were studied.