The Infrascanner Model 2000 looks for the difference in infrared light absorption between normal brain tissue and hematomas.
(Credit: InfraScan)
Some 10 million people around the world seek treatment for head trauma every year, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is predicted to become the world's third leading cause of death and disability by 2020.
The device is meant to be used on eight points of the brain.
(Credit: InfraScan)
The Infrascanner Model 2000, a portable intracranial hematoma detector, just may put a dent in the death rate if it helps to quickly spot potential brain bleeds in TBI victims.
The handheld device, recently approved for both military and civilian use by the FDA, uses near-infrared (NIR) tech on eight different points of the brain. Because there is a higher concentration of hemoglobin in a hematoma than in normal brain tissue, they absorb NIR light differently, and the device looks for that difference.
The scanner was found in a clinical trial to be inferior to an actual CT scan, so it is meant to screen for bleeds and not... [Read more]
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