"The world-first technology analyses brain CT scans of stroke patients arriving at hospital, taking just a minute to identify the type and severity of stroke and the most appropriate treatment. It means doctors can then offer drugs or surgery much more quickly, with the system shortening the average time between patients arriving at hospital and starting treatment by one hour from 140 minutes to 79 minutes."
"Half of all people who experience a stroke in England will now recover thanks to a revolutionary AI scanning system that increases the number of patients avoiding serious disability. The NHS has equipped every stroke centre in England with life-saving software that quickly tells doctors if they need to perform emergency surgery and can triple the rate of recovery. Now the tool has been introduced at all 107 stroke centres,"
Half of people who experience a stroke in England now achieve functional independence after treatment supported by an AI scanning system that rapidly analyses brain CT scans. The technology identifies stroke type and severity in about a minute and indicates whether emergency surgery or drugs are appropriate. The system reduced average time from hospital arrival to treatment from 140 minutes to 79 minutes in pilots. Pilot results showed functional independence rose from 16% to 48%. The NHS has deployed the software across all 107 stroke centres, potentially improving outcomes for roughly 80,000 stroke patients each year. Rapid diagnosis is critical because a patient loses about 2 million brain cells per minute at stroke onset.
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