Abbott Reports Positive Data of its Blood Test Technology Detecting Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients with Negative CT Scan

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• The TRACK-TBI study evaluated its blood test technology in 450 patients admitted to the emergency department of 18 U.S. Level 1 trauma centers with suspected TBI, who has also received a negative CT scan, to determine if the brain-specific glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can be used to detect
• In the TRACK-TBI study, Abbott’s utilized its i-STAT Alinity device, evaluating the GFAP, then reviewing MRI scans taken ~2wks. later to confirm the TBI resulted in 64% of people with high GFAP were confirmed brain injury through an MRI scan, even with negative CT scan
• Abbott’s Alinity device is a portable blood analyzer with its blood test which is in development and is poised to be the first point-of-care blood test, providing results to doctors in 15 minutes

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