NHS AI tool doubles life-saving thrombectomy rates for stroke patients

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By Emma Wilkinson

A fast-track AI tool now rolled out to more than 70 hospitals has been shown to increase the number of stroke patients undergoing thrombectomy.

Evaluation of the Brainomix 360 Stroke imaging technology at 26 hospitals found rates of thrombectomy doubled from 2.3% to 4.6%, compared with a smaller rise of 1.6% to 2.6% at hospitals without the software.