MedTech West funding for prehospital diagnostics for traumatic thoracic injuries project

Traumatic injuries cause about six million deaths per year worldwide, and many survivors suffer life-long disabilities. Thoracic (related to chest) account for over a quarter of fatal and severe injuries. Two common thoracic severe injuries are pneumothorax and hemothorax.In this project the intent is to evaluate the use of microwave technology combined with electrical bioimpedance to diagnose and monitor pneumothorax and hemothorax. The project is a collaboration between MedTech West, PICTA (Prehospital ICT Arena) at Lindholmen Science Park, Signals and Systems at Chalmers, SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre, Medfield Diagnostics AB who provides MTW measurement equipment, and University of Stavanger and Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

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