The i-STAT TBI blood test is transforming traumatic brain injury (TBI) assessment, especially for sports-related concussions. The test, developed by Abbott alon ...

But the new system also looks for blood biomarkers of brain injury and includes scans, including CT and M.R.I.’s to look for blood clots, skull fractures and hemorrhaging. Another part of the ...

Over the next two years, researchers hope to scan a total of 120 volunteers, aged 11 to 18, who regularly take part in sports. Half will have experienced a past or recent head injury.

This is actually a traumatic brain injury, not just a concussion ... and his negative CT scan meant he could go home. For a short time afterward, he lost vision out of his left eye. " ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans have revolutionized modern medicine ... These diagnostic marvels help detect everything from brain injuries after accidents to tiny tumors that might otherwise ...

A new analysis estimates that more than 100,000 cancer cases per year could be caused by radiation from CT ... some injuries that can result in death quickly, so being able to get that scan ...

The levels of biomarkers GFAP, UCH-L1, and MAP-2 are significantly elevated within 30 and 60 minutes of traumatic brain ... lesions on CT scan, the need for NSI within 24 hours of injury, and ...

The use of CT-based automation for traumatic brain injury may serve as a valuable tool for clinicians to predict disability outcomes in patients. Utilizing automated computed tomography (CT) scans ...

In February 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of the first ever blood test to evaluate traumatic brain injury in the U.S. Pope Francis has died at the age of ...

“We developed a decision rule indicating that no head CT is required if there is no history of head injury on falling; no amnesia of the fall; no new abnormality on neurologic ...

The first 60 minutes following a traumatic brain injury such as concussion are ... first responders need to confirm them and access to CT and MRI scans is often needed, which is only available ...