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Rapid Competency in NIR-Based Neuroimaging: Training Non-Experts for Head Trauma Triage

2025-12-17 neurology Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo evaluate whether novice, non-specialist operators can rapidly learn to use a handheld near-infrared (NIR) head scanner and maintain scan quality after brief training, supporting its use for point-of-care triage when computed tomography is unavailable or delayed. MethodsThirty-two right-handed adults with no prior NIR experience received a brief standardized training session ([~]2 minutes) on the ArcheOptix NIRD(R) device, which detects intracranial hemorrhage by tracking hemoglobin ...

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