Electromagnetic tomography for brain imaging: Initial assessment for stroke detection

Abstract

Electromagnetic Tomography (EMT) is a novel imaging modality with clinically viable potentials, being capable for fast functional imaging. The technology, when matured, might present an effective supplement to current imaging technologies for an assessment of functionality of brain tissue with unique time resolution in a range of dozens of msec together with decent spatial resolution. We have re-designed EMT imaging technology towards brain imaging and developed novel EMT scanner for human brain imaging. The scanner was used in initial clinical studies for diagnostic of stroke. First EMT tomographic human brain imaging results are presented here.