The use of rapidly developing technology in the modern world for the purposes of human needs facilitates social life. Today, the increasing demand for health systems with the developing technology has made technology an indispensable part of the health sector. Mobile health applications are widely used in health services to support health outcomes, improve public health, promote a healthy life in society, and reduce chronic diseases. Many digital applications that have become widespread in the health sector both provide convenience for health professionals in the health management process and provide instant access to data for health service recipients. In this study, information is given about the most popular mobile health applications in Turkey and in the leading countries in the field of mobile health: England, the United States, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Finland, France, and Germany. Comparisons of applications were made, and areas of mobile health applications that were lacking were emphasized.
Brain aneurysm is a balloon shaped dilatation of brain vessels as a result of attenuation of the vessel walls. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between blood flow velocities in the right and left arterial vessels in an unruptured aneurysm and healthy group, and to investigate whether this analysis can help early diagnosis of aneurysm. Methods: Four aneurysm patients (four female, mean age 57.25 ± 0.75 years) and four healthy subjects (two female, 2 male male, mean age 36.35 ± 6.19 years) were included in the study. Blood flow velocity values of right and left internal carotid arteries, vertebral artery and right and left internal jugular veins were obtained during a cardiac cycle with phase contrast technique. Spearman's correlation analysis was applied to flow velocity values. Statistically significant blood flow similarities between right and left brain were investigated. Results: In the aneurysm group, there was a significant difference between right and left cervical arterial blood flow velocity values (p=0.001). Spearman correlation coefficient values between right and left arterial blood flow velocity values and right and left side arteriovenous blood flow velocity values were lower in the aneurysm group compared to the control group however, there was no statistical significance (p≥0.05 for all). Conclusion: The difference between the right and left arterial blood flow velocities obtained in the aneurysm group and the low correlation values may be useful in early diagnosis of aneurysm.
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