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Traumatic brain injury could be detected more rapidly through the use of submarine technology, research has found.

Brain injury and stroke could be identified by using a simple headset and portable laptop-based console involving sonar technology, according to research announced at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago.

Kieran J Murphy of the University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, said the device could easily differentiate normal brain structure from life-threatening conditions.

"As sonar sorts out whales and other objects from vessels, the device sorts out cerebral abnormalities such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, ischemic strokes and traumatic brain injury from
normal variations in physiology," he explained.

This follows research published in the journal Photomedicine and Laser Surgery which found self-administered life therapy could vastly improve the lives of traumatic brain injury patients.

Posted by Paul Breen

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