Would be glad to get your comments !
However, unlike the technology used in most hospitals across the UK costing anywhere from £20,000-£100,000, the scanner created by Jeff Neasham and Research Associate Dave Graham at Newcastle University can be manufactured for as little as £30-40. [0]
If thats true, it can be game changer in some developing countries.
[0] - http://echopen.org/index.php?title=Article:_Low_cost_design_...
We were following the Newcastle project, but I guess the tech was finally bought by NDT -> image quality and framerate were not as good as expected. At least, haven't seen progress on medical imaging use from this end.