[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/can-microwaves-be-used-to-diagnose-bleeding-from-tbi\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/can-microwaves-be-used-to-diagnose-bleeding-from-tbi\/","headline":"Can Microwaves Be Used to Diagnose Bleeding from TBI?","name":"Can Microwaves Be Used to Diagnose Bleeding from TBI?","description":"Stroke-detecting technology using microwaves shows promise in detecting intracranial bleeding from traumatic brain injury.\u00a0 Treatment for severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) characterized by bleeding in the brain (intracranial) requires opening the skull to release pressure and remove clotted blood, called a hematoma. The survival rate is only ten percent if the hematoma is not removed...","datePublished":"2017-04-21","dateModified":"2024-12-30","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/author\/rizklaw\/#Person","name":"Rizk Law","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/author\/rizklaw\/","identifier":9,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10e23ce5e6c4dadb4589cd8edf2c3f59ac356a6e876c3656917777913d9c3bc1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10e23ce5e6c4dadb4589cd8edf2c3f59ac356a6e876c3656917777913d9c3bc1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Rizk Law","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rizk-law-logo-footer.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rizk-law-logo-footer.jpg","width":278,"height":65}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Richard-Rizk-headshot.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Richard-Rizk-headshot.jpg","width":383,"height":427},"url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/can-microwaves-be-used-to-diagnose-bleeding-from-tbi\/","about":["Personal Injury"],"wordCount":487,"articleBody":"Stroke-detecting technology using microwaves shows promise in detecting intracranial bleeding from traumatic brain injury.\u00a0Treatment for severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) characterized by bleeding in the brain (intracranial) requires opening the skull to release pressure and remove clotted blood, called a hematoma. The survival rate is only ten percent if the hematoma is not removed within four hours. Getting a patient with an intracranial hematoma to a neurosurgical center with radiology facilities for a CT scan in the shortest amount of time then becomes a matter of life and death.\u201cIt\u2019s not so much an issue of being able to do more for them (TBI patients) pre-hospital wise, it\u2019s a question of triage, of transporting them to the right hospital, and that\u2019s a huge problem,\u201d\u00a0said Mikal Elam, chair of clinical neurophysiology at the University of Gothenburg.Stroke Detecting Device May Detect Hematoma from TBIThe goal has been to find a portable device to detect bleeding from TBI at low cost to convey diagnostic information in a fast, non-invasive, and safe manner. Researchers at\u00a0Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden\u00a0are now considering applying an already existing, light-weight (under 10 pounds), portable stroke-detecting device called a\u00a0Strokefinder\u00a0to quickly diagnose intracranial bleeding at the site of a traumatic brain injury.Built by\u00a0Medfield Diagnostics,\u00a0the\u00a0Strokefinder\u00a0is a tool already used to differentiate between strokes without a clot blocking blood flow and\u00a0those that\u00a0involve bleeding. Medfield is collaborating with Chalmers\u2019 and Gothenburg\u2019s\u00a0Sahlgrenska University Hospital\u00a0on projects featuring the\u00a0Strokefinder, believing doctors there would have a better idea of what they need than engineers at the company.Here\u2019s How It WorksThe\u00a0Strokefinder\u00a0device a patient\u2019s head is placed inside has eight microwave antennas on it, each one firing a small amount of microwave radiation through the brain (between 1\/100th\u00a0and 1\/10th\u00a0what you receive from a cell phone conversation), while the other antennas pick it up. The process is repeated at several different frequencies. The microwaves quietly progress through the tissue in different ways, depending on the consistency of the tissue, and are then filtered via an algorithm instead of an image, to enable the hematoma to stand out as either a stroke or a TBI. The patient can\u2019t feel it working, and the entire process takes only 45 seconds. Once a hematoma is detected, the patient can be quickly transported to the correct hospital with a neurosurgical center.Light Weight and Portable for a Quick Diagnosis in a Variety of LocationsBecause of its light weight and portability, the\u00a0Strokefinder\u00a0could be used in ambulances or helicopters as a screening instrument, or in stadiums, at sporting events, or on battlefields. Medfield plans to make it available commercially at around $100,000, a price much lower than a CT machine.Injured in an accident? Contact a\u00a0Portland injury attorney in Portland, OR\u00a0at Rizk Law for your complimentary case evaluation. 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