Today is World Stroke Day!
The Wavision Research Group, part of one of the beneficiaries of 3BAtwin (Politecnico di Torino) and led by Francesca Vipiana, has been conducting research towards brain stroke diagnosis and monitoring using microwave technology.
According to the World Stroke Organization Annual Report 2022, there are 12.2 million new strokes every year and 101 million people are living with stroke aftermath.
Microwave imaging has the potential to aid stroke diagnosis as it is based on the dielectric contrast between the healthy tissues and stroke affected zones. This technology is safe, potentially real-time, cost-efficient, easy to operate and also portable!
Ongoing research, in which 3BAtwin will be involved, is related to classification of stroke type, detection and imaging, and continuous monitoring of the stroke using microwave imaging.