Abu Dhabi: One of the best multi-specialty hospitals in the region, Abu Dhabi Cleveland Clinic, a Mubadala Health partner, has adopted another ground-breaking innovation.
The ARTIS Icono at the Clinic, the most sophisticated stroke interventional system in the segment, combines artificial intelligence (AI) with 2D and 3D imaging.
For patients in the UAE who struggle from a stroke, or a dangerous ailment brought on by a blood clot in the brain, this path-breaking innovation could change their lives.
Dr Khalil Zahra, Chief of Neuro-interventional Surgery at the Neurological Institute of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi noted that “With victims of ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, timing is crucial. Minutes count. Typically, we aim for a maximum of about six hours from symptom onset to perform what is called a neuro-thrombectomy, a procedure that dissolves the clot in a patient’s brain. This new system makes that process much faster and more precise, which will save lives.”
Conventional stroke intervention starts with a CT scan of the person, and before operating to break the blood clot, surgeons manually study the images. By utilizing AI, ARTIS Icono alters this procedure to provide unparalleled image quality and reconstruction in real-time.
Surgery can start without a CT scan, minimizing any delay in the process. Time is saved, surgeons have much greater visibility, and the patient receives less radiation.
“According to the World Health Organisation, one in four people run the risk of having a stroke in their lifetime. In the UAE, about 25 percent of UAE adults have hypertension, which puts our population at greater risk of having a stroke. Here, stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death. It has never been more crucial to have the most innovative technology available for treating patients. This highly sophisticated system will ultimately help us give stroke victims the finest care in the world and the best possible chance of recovery.” Dr. Zahra further added.
The Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, which was recently named the region’s top smart hospital by the American weekly Newsweek, uses a variety of technological advancements to modernize patient care, including the ARTIS Icono.
The new technology will be operated at the Neurological Institute’s Neurovascular Medicine Program and Stroke Centre at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, which provides patients with stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases with the most comprehensive spectrum of cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic alternatives.