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Tech Gadgets Can Help in Rehab of Maritime Workers with Brain Injury
by Matthew D. Shaffer on July 03, 2011
In our maritime law practice, we pride ourselves on using the latest technologies, gadgetry and tools to win our clients’ cases. It turns out that these toys can do more than just speed up research, help brainstorming and facilitate instant communication. They can also help maritime workers who have suffered a brain injury, cope with their mem...
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New Device Combines Diagnostic Abilities of MRI, PET Scans to Detect Brain Injury Quicker
by Matthew D. Shaffer on October 24, 2011
The use of separate MRI and PET scans to detect brain injury could soon be a thing of the past. The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center has begun using a device that combines both MRI and PET scans. The MRI scan can be used to look for abnormalities in the body, while the PET scan gives information about metabolic activity in the abnor...
