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Cheap Blood Clot Detection Device 103

Posted by kdawson on Sunday April 15, 2007 @08:06PM
from the but-wear-your-helmet dept.

Gearoid_Murphy writes "The BBC details the news of a cheap handheld device to detect blood clots on the surface of the brain. The device uses infrared light to penetrate 3 cm into the body; light that has passed through clotted blood changes detectably. A doctor who is testing the device in India said, 'We found a 98% accuracy for showing blood clots or haematomas.'"

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Damn! (Score:1, Funny)

by schabot (941087) writes: <`s.chabot' `at' `gmail.com'> on Sunday April 15, 2007 @08:23PM (#18745971) Homepage

98% accuracy!! What the blood clot?!

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I wonder (Score:2, Funny)

by Disharmony2012 (998431) writes: on Sunday April 15, 2007 @08:28PM (#18746013)

If this thing will be common I HATE MRIs but, I've been having massive headaches during and after sex. and yes I will wait, because I know the MRI tubes read my mind everytime go into one, and they won't let you bring a tin foil hat.

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Re:I wonder (Score:5, Funny)

by j79zlr (930600) writes: on Sunday April 15, 2007 @08:47PM (#18746135) Homepage

I've been having massive headaches during and after sex.
Its called guilt, you shouldn't masturbate that many times a day.

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Re:Company Website... (Score:4, Funny)

by maxume (22995) writes: on Sunday April 15, 2007 @08:58PM (#18746219)

The bastards, sending a device they believe will work to hospitals with no alternative just because there is less government interference. I bet they kick puppies too.

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A marvelous invention! (Score:4, Funny)

by Cathoderoytube (1088737) writes: on Sunday April 15, 2007 @08:58PM (#18746221)

I have to say as a blood clot sufferer this invention sounds great. For those of you who don't know the previous means for checking for blood clots was to drain out all the patients blood and let it settle, then the doctors would count the blood clots floating on the surface. On one occasion my doctor accidently dropped his pen in the vat, then he tried to fish it out. I went completely spare and told him if he expected to put that blood back in me after he'd been sloshing around in it he had another thing coming.

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The Slashdot blood test (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 15, 2007 @09:42PM (#18746479)

for your insensitive clots.

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Cheap?! (Score:3, Funny)

by quarrel (194077) writes: on Sunday April 15, 2007 @10:09PM (#18746627)

Oi!

Who are you to call my blood clots cheap?!

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This will be most useful (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 15, 2007 @11:31PM (#18747089)

This will be most useful for those of us with heads 6cm wide.

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Re:Errr... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 16, 2007 @01:14AM (#18747535)

I don't see how you being a dentist has anything to do with this!

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Good indicator of clots (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 16, 2007 @03:25AM (#18748033)

Death.

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Damn! (Score:1, Funny)

I wonder (Score:2, Funny)

Re:I wonder (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Company Website... (Score:4, Funny)

A marvelous invention! (Score:4, Funny)

The Slashdot blood test (Score:5, Funny)

Cheap?! (Score:3, Funny)

This will be most useful (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Errr... (Score:1, Funny)

Good indicator of clots (Score:1, Funny)

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