Strokefinder MD100 helmet

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Strokefinder MD100 helmet

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REVOLUTIONARY: A stroke detection device called the Strokefinder MD100 helmet is being trialled for the first time in critical response settings.

With an acute stroke occurring every 10 minutes in Australia, a revolutionary detection device called the Strokefinder MD100 helmet is being trialled for the first time in critical response settings.

The helmet is compact, portable and affordable, enabling rapid deployment in Emergency Departments and ambulances. The patient’s head is sequentially scanned by antenna pads emitting low-energy microwaves similar to that of mobile phones – these pulses scatter in brain matter, detecting the type and location of the stroke.

Science fiction is becoming science fact at HMRI as sophisticated techologies are developed to allow more efficient and less intrusive ways to diagnose, treat and defeat disease.

Researchers and physicians from the Hunter, along with Sweden’s Medfield Diagnostics, are exploring the potential for stroke therapies to be administered as soon as possible – possibly even pre-hospital by paramedics connected via  telehealth.

The imaging system was adapted from defence applications, a multidisciplinary medical team is now refining the detection capabilities and algorithm, comparing the accuracy against their world-leading CT and MRI techniques.