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There are even a handful of ambulances equipped with CT scanners so that stroke patients can be diagnosed and treated in the ambulance. (By “handful” I mean that, when I toured one, I think there were a grand total of two in California.)

I imagine it's hard to think about investing in one when LUCAS machines are out there, too.

I'm curious if you think the premise that "medical imaging is essential". There are a few start-ups here in Sydney that are developing non-imaging technologies for measuring stroke via blood flow, EEG, etc.

These devices are tiny and inexpensive (basically EEG headbands). Nuroflux is one (https://nuroflux.com/), I forget the name of the other.

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