{"id":1243,"date":"2024-09-13T14:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2024-09-13T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:57:29","slug":"stroke-of-genius-flinders-phd-candidate-is-revolutionising-stroke-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/2024\/09\/13\/stroke-of-genius-flinders-phd-candidate-is-revolutionising-stroke-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Stroke of genius: Flinders PhD candidate is revolutionising stroke care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>M<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/2024\/09\/13\/stroke-of-genius-flinders-phd-candidate-is-revolutionising-stroke-care\/thomas-mcskimming\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1244\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1244 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>icro-X Senior Software Engineer and Flinders University PhD candidate, Thomas McSkimming, is at the forefront of an exciting breakthrough in stroke diagnosis and treatment!<\/p>\n<p>His research is focused on developing a multi-source, semi-stationary CT system for brain imaging, which is contributing to Micro-X&#8217;s innovative mobile CT brain scanner project.<\/p>\n<p>This groundbreaking technology could revolutionise stroke care, with Thomas\u2019 work demonstrating the power of industry-academia collaboration in bridging gaps between cutting-edge research and practical applications.<\/p>\n<p>Supervised by an international team including experts from Flinder<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/2024\/09\/13\/stroke-of-genius-flinders-phd-candidate-is-revolutionising-stroke-care\/thomas-mcskimming-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1245\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1245 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mdri-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Thomas-McSkimming-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>s University and Johns Hopkins University, Thomas\u2019 PhD thesis demonstrates the global reach of this critical research and upcoming clinical trials in Melbourne and Adelaide mark a crucial step towards bringing this life-saving technology to patients.<\/p>\n<p>By enabling rapid, on-site brain imaging, this mobile CT scanner developed by Micro-X and Thomas could dramatically improve stroke outcomes, potentially saving countless lives through earlier and more accurate diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Showcasing the talent being nurtured at Flinders University and MDRI, this research also highlights Australia&#8217;s growing role in medical technology innovation, particularly in the field of neuroimaging and emergency care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micro-X Senior Software Engineer and Flinders University PhD candidate, Thomas McSkimming, is at the forefront of an exciting breakthrough in stroke diagnosis and treatment! 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