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

CT scans are a powerful tool in modern medicine. They help doctors find everything from internal injuries to early-stage ...

Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of traumatic injuries ... with belly pain requires a CT scan of their abdomen; and not everyone with a headache needs ...

Oxford United apprentice Jameson signed up to the study to help scientists understand the impact of brain injuries on children ... be missed by a standard CT scan. Scientists believe it will ...

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 ...

As such, this risk has prompted some providers to admit these patients to the hospital for observation and repeat CT scans, the imaging modality of choice for evaluating acute head injuries.

“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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A young man is expected to make a full recovery after a life-threatening brain injury ... The results from the CT scan came in during that time showing he had an epidural ...