How would you use this for stroke or TBI detection?
http://blog.applysci.com/?p=4026
Robert Marchbanks and Tony Birch at University Hospital Southampton have developed a noninvasive brain pressure test to detect head injuries and infections.
The cerebral and cochlear fluid pressure (CCFP)
test uses patient headphones to measure ICP via a channel which links
the inner ear with the brain. As fluids in the ear and brain are
connected, a change in pressure in the brain is reflected by a pressure
change in the ear. Changes to ICP occur when the brain swells due to
injury or infection and prevents blood flow.
ICP is currently measured by drilling a hole through the skull to
implant a pressure probe, or by lumbar puncture, where a spinal cord
fluid sample is removed with a needle.
No comments:
Post a Comment