Detroit doctors are doing their part for American Olympians in Beijing

Detroit to Beijing is about 7,000 miles. But that distance hasn't stopped doctors at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital from monitoring the health of the American athletes competing at the Summer Olympics in the Chinese capital.

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Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital are using a computer ultrasound system called GE LOGIQ i to monitor the health of athletes at the Olympics. The doctors are in Detroit, and the athletes are in Beijing. The LOGIQ streams scans of injuries via the Internet, where they can be used to make a diagnosis.

The study is funded by General Electric through the U.S. Olympic Committee. The system is still being tested during these Olympics, so researchers are only looking at the women’s soccer, boxing, weightlifting and wrestling teams.

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