The i-STAT Alinity test can detect two proteins released into the blood when someone suffers a concussion and, per statistics from its developer Abbott, has a 95.6 percent rate of ruling out ...

According to Abbott, the test results alongside other clinical information can determine the next best steps for patient care and help rule out the need for a CT scan of the head. By contrast, ...

Clinicians have needed a test to objectively assess patients with concussion, said Abbott’s diagnostics business medical director Dr Beth McQuiston, pointing out that many other diseases or ...