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BOSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 7,500 emergency physicians will see the CereTom® CT (computed tomography) mobile stroke unit (MSU) in action at this year’s American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Scientific Assembly taking place in Boston from October 26 - 29. The MSU on display at ACEP15 was co-developed by Stryker, Frazer and Samsung NeuroLogica.

A trending topic at this year’s ACEP meeting, stroke continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States. A mobile stroke unit (MSU) is a specialized emergency medical vehicle that can help diagnose stroke in patients, as well as identify ischemic vs. hemorrhagic strokes. The CereTom CT scanner is a critical element of the process. For many stroke patients, time is critical for administering treatment that can prevent or minimize brain injury, and MSU teams can act on diagnostic tests right there in the vehicle. Last year the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School debuted the nation’s first MSU, in partnership with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. There are currently four active mobile stroke unit programs in the US, and interest is growing from both academic and non-academic medical centers.

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