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- Media release
- Images of the device in RFDS plane, in ambulances, and brain scans
- Background info about Micro-X, ASA and strokes
- Fact sheet
Saving lives after stroke with a small aircraft or ambulance-mounted CT brain scanner
Adelaide company Micro-X (MX1) has started developing a small CT brain scanner that can be fitted in ambulances and emergency aircraft. If successful, the device will allow paramedics and retrieval teams to diagnose and then start treating stroke patients in the golden hour – the first hour after a stroke.
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