On-site Rapid Diagnosis of Intracranial Hematoma using Portable Multi-slice Microwave Imaging System

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 37620
• Main Authors: Mobashsher, Ahmed Toaha, Abbosh, A. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 29.11.2016; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/166/985; 639/166/987; 692/700/139; 692/700/1421; Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Hemorrhage - physiopathology; Clinical trials; Computed tomography; Data acquisition; Equipment Design; Hematoma; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic - diagnosis; Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic - diagnostic imaging; Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic - physiopathology; Localization; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical imaging; Microwave imaging; Microwaves; multidisciplinary; Science

Rapid, on-the-spot diagnostic and monitoring systems are vital for the survival of patients with intracranial hematoma, as their conditions drastically deteriorate with time. To address the limited accessibility, high costs and static structure of currently used MRI and CT scanners, a portable non-i...