Handheld Brain Hematoma Detector
August 13, 2013 | Terry Sharrer
Bleeding inside the brain after a traumatic event can be life threatening and very hard to detect in the first hour after injury when intervention has its best effects. Now, InfraScan, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) has developed a handheld device that relies on near-infrared light to detect an accumulation of hemoglobin inside the brain. It can do this in two to three minutes. MORE WITH VIDEO
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