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Jerusalem, Jan 13 (IANS) A device that can scan and provide a three-dimensional
image of the brain to help treat diseases like Alzheimer's was developed by an
Israeli firm.
The non-invasive system, called the BNA, or Brain Network Activation, was
developed by ElMindA, reports Xinhua.
It helps doctors visualize the connectivity between nerve cells and
synchronization that can even measure the severity of the patients condition
from one day to another, the Israel21c news site said.
BNA developers hope the system will become a regular way of diagnosing brain
illnesses.
"Our vision is that every psychiatrist and neurologist in the world will
routinely send every patient for BNA tests," said Eli Zangvil, ElMindA's
strategic advisor for business development.
"Our test would add information and aid in diagnostics in a way no other
existing technology can do," he added.
BNA could help doctors find out exactly at what stage a patient's illness is and
prescribe exact medication.
"To do that, we must collect a lot of data," Zangvil said.
"To say this person has a certain disease or condition, I have to be able to
compare their pattern to a normal brain pattern of a person of the same age and
gender," he said.
Researchers hope to gather the amount of data they need to obtain FDA approval
in the US by the end of 2012, and start marketing it to hospitals by 2013.
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